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« Reply #25 on: May 25, 2006, 07:17:36 AM »
Quote from: MODU on May 24, 2006, 11:35:55 AM
If their government passed this law, and it set a decent time delay before being enacted, it has had more than enough time to be challenged. 

What do you mean by 'challenged'?
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« Reply #26 on: May 25, 2006, 07:18:45 AM »
Quote from: Jas on May 25, 2006, 07:17:36 AM
Quote from: MODU on May 24, 2006, 11:35:55 AM
If their government passed this law, and it set a decent time delay before being enacted, it has had more than enough time to be challenged. 

What do you mean by 'challenged'?

Going to court.
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« Reply #27 on: May 25, 2006, 07:28:57 AM »
Quote from: MODU on May 25, 2006, 07:18:45 AM
Quote from: Jas on May 25, 2006, 07:17:36 AM
Quote from: MODU on May 24, 2006, 11:35:55 AM
If their government passed this law, and it set a decent time delay before being enacted, it has had more than enough time to be challenged. 

What do you mean by 'challenged'?

Going to court.

IIRC, the British courts don't have the jurisdiction to strike down laws. There is no equivalent to Marbury v Madison.
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« Reply #28 on: May 25, 2006, 08:06:41 AM »
Quote from: Jas on May 25, 2006, 07:28:57 AM
IIRC, the British courts don't have the jurisdiction to strike down laws. There is no equivalent to Marbury v Madison.

That's why we have Brit friends here to clarify such things.  Smiley
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