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**Bugs ****ing Bunny** · July 30, 2004, 13:51

Originally posted by FrustratedPoet

Possibly true. However, I think it outrageous that people should be sacked from their jobs for what they think, rather than what they do.

It's kind of hard to join a political party without taking some sort of action.....

**DanS** · July 30, 2004, 14:16

Now I'm not sure, but do you think a private discussion with a psychologist qualifies as 'making a fuss' about one's possible sexual orientation?

I'll concede the point for the sake of this thread, as this isn't really important for the discussion. The take away point is that the federal workforce has protections based upon political affiliation and sexual preference, but that in select instances these protections appear to be waived.

**Bugs ****ing Bunny** · July 30, 2004, 15:29

At the time I was working for the MOD (14 years ago) they would not employ members of the Communist Party, the Revolutionary Communist Party, the Socialist Worker's Party, Sinn Fein and a few others I've forgotten. Getting some sort of persecution complex thinking that only the BNP is thus targetted is a bit of a joke.

**molly bloom** · July 30, 2004, 15:58

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp
At the time I was working for the MOD (14 years ago) they would not employ members of the Communist Party, the Revolutionary Communist Party, the Socialist Worker's Party, Sinn Fein and a few others I've forgotten. Getting some sort of persecution complex thinking that only the BNP is thus targetted is a bit of a joke.

I seem to recall it being a freedom loving Conservative government that passed legislation preventing local government officers, once they had reached a certain rank, from also being councillors for the area where they lived.

'Left-Liberal nazi thoughtpolice'

P.A.

Yes, I see that graduation ceremony was the cherry on the cake.

Funny, I saw the photo in the picture thread and thought of the chimpanzee in the astronaut suit.

**Flinx** · July 30, 2004, 16:21

Re: Americans: If the UK had a supreme court..

Originally posted by Park Avenue

BBC NEWS | UK | ACPO bans police from joining BNP

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3930175.stm

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Please for the time being ignore whether you or anyone else agrees or disagrees with the BNP's policies. Create a different thread if you wish to discuss those.

But if threatened with the sack for one's political beliefs, surely you Americans could take this issue to a higher and higher court? What would be found?

This just seems anti-democratic, and dare I say it, fascist.

Going back to the title of this thread, while the UK does not have a body call the Supreme Court it does have a Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which is the court of final appeal for the UK.

People in positions of power or public scope are commonly held to different standards than the average person.

In Canada, police are not allowed to comment on partisan political topics because it gives the appearance of the possibility that holders of that political view could receive preferential police protection whereas holders of opposing political views could become unfair targets.

The police, as part of our society’s system of justice, are supposed to be dispassionate and impartial. Memberships in organizations which cast doubt as to the impartiality of our justice system should not be allowed. The general erosion of society’s respect and trust in its police force aside, membership in such organizations by individual police officers could seriously compromise legitimate criminal prosecutions due to claims of bias from the defence.