Comments on: Andrews technically correct

By: xoddam aka Jonathan Maddox

xoddam aka Jonathan Maddox — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:04:08 +0000

Andrew Bartlett is 100% correct: it’s not the minister who is at fault, it is the legislation which permits him to act with complete disregard for the civil liberties of anyone who comes here as a refugee, a migrant or a guest.
http://andrewbartlett.com/faq.php?id=29&category=3
Well, Kevin Andrews *is* personally at fault inasmuch as he helped to pass those draconian 1998 amendments to the Act, but so is almost everyone else who was in Parliament at the time.
We shouldn’t fault him now for acting according to the law.
Don’t sack the minister, fix the law.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:57:24 +0000

It’s not over yet Graham. Too early to call I think. Already Andrews is not answering questions about Haneef’s attempts to contact UK police.
I notice today that Andrews is signalling the whistle plus wedge tactic of proposing tighter immigration conditions. That offers Rudd opportunities over immigration rates which he probably wouldn’t take on, but could if push came to shove.

By: John Ryan

John Ryan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:00:39 +0000

Please,Andrews is a bloody dummy,he has no idea,a judicial inquiry whats wrong with that,this case has been stuffed up from go to whoa but the Feds at the least Andrews and Kelty and the DPP should be sacked along with the 300 who laboured mightily and produced nothing.
Do you think the Indian Govt would not be in possession of the same facts Andrews was,and they don,t seem concerned,why so, they have a Muslim problem as well.
This is just Howard playing fast and very loose with the truth as he does when hes is in trouble,because what you have to remember is Howard will do and say anything including selective release of information to discredit people who he wants to demonize,to get reelected.
Howard also counts on the unquestioning acceptance of his his spin but the large group in OZ who accept without question anything that the Govt says,this is also even more true where the major newspaper is controlled by people who support the Govt at all times ie WA and the West, and I often wonder why con men do so well in Australia but after watching 11 yrs of Howard I understand why.
PS nice pic on the column.good to put a face to the name