http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20381222
"Justice Secretary Chris Grayling, who replaced Ken Clarke in a reshuffle
in September, told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show last month that
Parliament had a "clear" right not to accept the ECHR ruling."
I think you're a little confused, Mr Grayling. Prisoners have the right to vote and the government shouldn't try to twist rhetoric and anti-European feeling to refuse them that right. It is the height of hypocrisy for politicians to talk about their rights to defy human rights courts as they attempt to deport Abu Qatada to a country where he could be tortured or prosecuted using information obtained by torture.
As a country we really need to get our priorities straight. What example do we set to individuals and other countries if we can't respect the rights of others.
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