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A PETITION FOR Parliament to ban Donald Trump from entering the UK is rapidly gaining support.
Under the UK system, if petition to the government reaches the necessary level it can compel a debate on an issue.
It is required to hit 100,000 signatures for a debate to be considered, with it currently sitting on close to 50,000.
In the text of the petition, it states that:
The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK.
If the United Kingdom is to continue applying the ‘unacceptable behaviour’ criteria to those who wish to enter its borders, it must be fairly applied to the rich as well as poor, and the weak as well as powerful.
This comes following the White House hopeful calling for the United States to block entry for all Muslims – including US citizens who have temporarily left the country.
The comments were met with widespread criticism, with the White House press secretary Josh Earnest saying yesterday that Trump’s comments should disqualify him from being President.
The billionaire was also hit with criticism from his fellow contenders for the Republican nomination, with Jeb Bush calling him “unhinged”.
Progress of the petition can be followed here.
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Was dreading the part…suspended. but it turn up. Maybe I read through too fast. Let me read again…
Not this time, but concurrent does get a run out
It didn’t turn up. We really need to get our justice system acts together…
@ Dave, if you ever kill anyone in Ireland make sure to get any potential witnesses as well as all sentences will run concurrently. It’s actually an incentive to kill.
In for a penny, in for a pound
And the “injured minor” got no justice at all. Concurrent sentences, like suspended sentences, are an insult and a joke. I suppose we should be showing gratitude that the b@stard got prison at all.
Nine years!!!???? Irish Justice showing us once again how absolutely misguided it is!!! Attemted murder on the poor woman!! How horrorific for her!! He’s ‘sorry’!! He ‘apologised’!! He’s ‘truly remorseful’!!! Easy to say that after the fact!! I hope that every day of his nine years spent behind bars will be painful for him!!
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