Following Gordon Brown's announcement today that he wished to introduce a Bill of Rights for the British people, the excellent Bishop Hill blog has beat him to it, and done it for him.
The Bill of Rights 2007
1. Preamble
Each
individual owns themself and the product of their labour. No
unreasonable seizures of property are permitted without just
compensation.
3. Freedom of speech and of the media
No law or regulation is permitted that restricts the right to freedom of speech or limits the freedom of the media.
4. Freedom of association and of assembly
No
law or regulation is permitted that restricts the right of the people
to free association or restricts the right to peaceful assembly and
protest.
No law or regulation is permitted that restricts the freedom of religious belief and practice.
Assumption of innocence
Jury
Confront accusers
Challenge evidence
Right of appeal
Legal counsel
Double jeopardy
Due process
7. Imprisonment and Habeus Corpus
The Habeus Corpus Acts shall be considered to form a part of this bill.
No
officer of the state may enter an individual's private property or
otherwise intrude upon their privacy without their permission or a
warrant authorised by a judge on the presentation of persuasive
evidence.
9. The right to self-defence
No law is permitted which infringes the right to self-defence.
No law is permitted which has retrospective effect.
Except
for such restrictions as are necessary for security or privacy
purposes, all information created or held by the government will be
freely available to the people.
12. Other rights not specifically enumerated
All rights not specifically enumerated shall be considered as forming part of this bill.
13. Bill of Rights 1689
Nothing in this Bill should be construed as amending or repealing any part of the Bill of Rights 1689.
Give Government back to the people.
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