Comedians target new terror laws

This is an interesting twist on the Terror laws that are washing over the western world as we speak.

In Australia, a 'coalition' of Comedians are hosting a night of comedy in protest of the new Anti-Terror laws which were 'rushed' into Parliament last week because of a 'imminent terror threat which can only be stopped with the new laws' - which then vanished the next day into a possible future threat due to an aledged phone tap no one has heard.

They're calling the concert Sedition! - and they're warning that when federal parliament passes proposed new anti-terrorism laws, they may no longer be able to perform it.

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"This coalition of entertainers and commentators believes it is important to defend the rights of all Australians to make comment on their political masters - however rude, irreverent, and as Dame Edna might say, uncalled for, they may be.

"We believe this is the birthright of all Australians.

"As the draft Anti-Terrorism Bill stands it offers no guarantees that such comment cannot be deemed to be seditious and therefore a criminal act."

news.ninemsn.com.au...

Imagine a future where even Comedians have to watch what they joke about in relation to a government! Doesn't sound like the western world we know.

Isn't the WoT meant to be reducing oppression and promoting freedom?

They came for the comedians.... and i said nothing....





[edit on 5-11-2005 by TheShroudOfMemphis]