Thread by @atatimelikethis

This is the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.

I'm at a loss as to how to explain what "Government" is enabling.

How about, a Government operative may commit any crime including torture or murder against you and be above the law?

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What caught my attention was this highly unusual opening clause.

Anything relying on a declarative statement from Priti Patel (of all people) on Human Rights is immediately suspect.

It's important to read these bills with amendments and explanatory notes since this Government tends to obscure things by writing them across documents.

Maybe you think this is appalling but limited? Only Home Office?

Gambling Commission?
Food Standards?
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…

This is the famous offending paragraph giving Government operatives the power of life and death over any of us...

So I looked up Nazi Germany.

The power of life and death was reserved for the Führer.
We delegate it to the Environmental Agency.

Churchill would be proud

In Ancient Greece, 700 BC, a bloke called Draco [Δράκων] first wrote down Oral laws.

The laws were written so harshly that draconian is now associated with unjustifiable law, such as this.

So under what very tight language can the state kill on demand?
Hmm what's "section 5"?

Oh that's good.
To prevent disorder.
Or if it's economically beneficial

So basically on any day of the week containing a "Y"?

This is the sort of freedom of operation that Dictators get horny about. It would be impossible to pass in any democracy with a functional constitution.

They'd need things like judicial agreement or eyes of 3 ministers.

Hmm I wonder who does sign this off? Who is "the person"

Dead reader I'm writing as I read this so we're discovering it together.

I feel compelled to remind you this Gov loopreduced the number of HMG doctors required to detain you indefinitely without appeal.
To one

And this how clear Prickly Petal is in defining "the person"

There are a considerable number of hard right supporters of this Gov who look very similar to Trump's ultra right libertarians, with maybe fewer guns. The have a BIG FEAR - the Deep State

We're not yet at person, but list is already so long it's the Mariana Trench of Deep States

Oh now, this is interesting. We seem to have enabled powers beyond those of the SS while not reviewing or amending who can grant them.

You don't know section 30 off by heart? Shame on you dear reader.

Section 30 will test your Sir Humphry powers to the limit.

See u next tweet

So who is it in that long list of authorities that can authorise shoot to kill?

Yep, anyone Prickly Petal says it is.

And who is it who sanctions and controls The Home Secretary, ensuring checks and balances?

You got it.

The Home Secretary herself.