End of sword collecting in the UK

A. G. Maisey · 8th March 2008, 05:31 AM

Yes, I understand why you might think in this way Spiral, and quite honestly, I used to hold the same opinion.

I no longer hold that opinion as one that is universally applicable.

I think that in some instances the attitude might be:- " that's good enough for the purpose; let the courts sort it out"

I think in other cases the attitude could be:- "not politically important, we've already spent more than enough time on this; let it go as is"

In other cases---and this I know to be true--- the responsible politician doesn't even look at the report or the proposed legislation, and acts on the advice of a bureaucrat.

However, whatever the reason might be that poorly written legislation is passed into law, the end result is too often the same:- a weakening of the legal fabric that could be regarded as the primary control ensuring a well regulated society.

8th March 2008, 05:31 AM	#30
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Yes, I understand why you might think in this way Spiral, and quite honestly, I used to hold the same opinion. I no longer hold that opinion as one that is universally applicable. I think that in some instances the attitude might be:- " that's good enough for the purpose; let the courts sort it out" I think in other cases the attitude could be:- "not politically important, we've already spent more than enough time on this; let it go as is" In other cases---and this I know to be true--- the responsible politician doesn't even look at the report or the proposed legislation, and acts on the advice of a bureaucrat. However, whatever the reason might be that poorly written legislation is passed into law, the end result is too often the same:- a weakening of the legal fabric that could be regarded as the primary control ensuring a well regulated society.