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#1 Post by dave_303 »

Sorry if this has already been posted guys, but hey it's a good reminder if it has been.

There's another petition on the go to repeal the 1997 and 1988 acts.

Link is courtesy of the Sportsman Association.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/44376
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We've signed it in the hope it will do some good, but it might have stood a better chance if it were written in coherent English, argued its case more thoughtfully, and the writer was better acquainted with the employment of apostrophes and colons.
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#3 Post by dave_303 »

True, however, it's a start, the more of these we have that reach into the thousands of signatories, the more clout we have.
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#4 Post by meles meles »

A half million signatures is generally considered by our elders and betters to be the limit at which they have to be seen to taking notice apparently...
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#5 Post by paxtond »

its 100k votes for it to be talked about in parliament.
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#6 Post by meles meles »

yes, officially. It takes rather more names than that for our Beloved Leader to acknowledge the untermenschen may be dissenting
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meles meles wrote:We've signed it in the hope it will do some good, but it might have stood a better chance if it were written in coherent English, argued its case more thoughtfully, and the writer was better acquainted with the employment of apostrophes and colons.
And with the actual titles of the legislation he seeks to have repealed.
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#8 Post by Blackstuff »

This flawed petition is flawed :roll: Still signed it though :lol:
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#9 Post by m7jnu »

Signed.
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#10 Post by condorman »

signed :flag5:
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