We need a "People's Charter"
to protect us all, irrespective of party political allegiance.
#ThreePointFivePercent
We have a great basis for this in the
Charter 88, which called for a new constitutional settlement which would:
Enshrine, by means of a Bill of Rights, such civil liberties as the right to peaceful assembly, to freedom of association, to freedom from discrimination, to freedom from detention without trial, to trial by jury, to privacy and to freedom of expression.
Subject executive powers & prerogatives, by whomsoever exercised, to the rule of law.
Establish freedom of information & open government.
Create a fair electoral system of proportional representation.
Reform the upper house to establish a democratic, non-hereditary 2nd chamber
Place the executive under the power of a democratically renewed parl' & all agencies of the state under the rule of law.
Ensure the independence of a reformed judiciary.
Provide legal remedies for all abuses of power by the state & the officials of central & local government.
Guarantee an equitable distribution of power between local, regional and national government.
Draw up a written constitution, anchored in the idea of universal citizenship, that incorporates these reforms.
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