British Muslim "Lord" Suspended from Labour Party

[Atheist-Lite]

Anyone appointed to the Lords, is meant to be mental. That's the whole point.

I thought the reason the put an end to the traditional hereditary system and started filling the hous with "life peers" was precisely so that the High Chamber would NOT be filled with degenerates, morons, madmen, and other rabble unsuitable for the position?

oh, by the way, if he IS guilty of what the article says, will he be struck from the rolls and prosecuted like the common fishmonger he is at heart?

I guess that is why the Labour Party gave the order of merit to non-indegenous stock?

[Clinton Huxley]

Anyone appointed to the Lords, is meant to be mental. That's the whole point.

I thought the reason the put an end to the traditional hereditary system and started filling the hous with "life peers" was precisely so that the High Chamber would NOT be filled with degenerates, morons, madmen, and other rabble unsuitable for the position?

Eh, being degenerate, moronic or mad are prerequisites for the role. Sensible and sober people should, under no circumstances, be allowed near the reins of power.

[Atheist-Lite]

Anyone appointed to the Lords, is meant to be mental. That's the whole point.

I thought the reason the put an end to the traditional hereditary system and started filling the hous with "life peers" was precisely so that the High Chamber would NOT be filled with degenerates, morons, madmen, and other rabble unsuitable for the position?

Eh, being degenerate, moronic or mad are prerequisites for the role. Sensible and sober people should, under no circumstances, be allowed near the reins of power.

Yeah, but lets not get too carried away with bringing foreigners into the Tardis control room. Compare the captain of the Titanic with the captain of the Concordia and then ask who'd you rather have in charge? A Englishman or a Italian?

[Clinton Huxley]

Well, goes without saying that an Englishman should ALWAYS be in charge, regardless of circumstances.

[Svartalf]

Anyone appointed to the Lords, is meant to be mental. That's the whole point.

I thought the reason the put an end to the traditional hereditary system and started filling the hous with "life peers" was precisely so that the High Chamber would NOT be filled with degenerates, morons, madmen, and other rabble unsuitable for the position?

Eh, being degenerate, moronic or mad are prerequisites for the role. Sensible and sober people should, under no circumstances, be allowed near the reins of power.

Lemme guess, Britain has been run under the far famous system of Dr Fether and Pr Tarr ever since they let a bastard sit on the Business Chair?

[Clinton Huxley]

I was thinking of running for President of France, that'd shake 'em up!

[Svartalf]

Are you corrupt enough?

I'll vote for you for a suitable bribe, and campaign for you if you make it into a suitable stipend.

[Clinton Huxley]

Are you corrupt enough?

I'll vote for you for a suitable bribe, and campaign for you if you make it into a suitable stipend.

Serious question - I presume one has to be a citizen of France? Does one have to be born in France? Or could anyone from the EU stand?

[Svartalf]

Well, you do have to possess French citizenship... though if you're planning long term you could sue for eligibility to be extended to any EU citizen... I suspect you might succeed after a dozen yeasr or so when it came to Strasbourg.

The harder part would be convincing 500 hundred established French politicians (MPs, senators, Europe MPs from France, town or city mayors, representatives to regional councils) to sign off on your name as a valid candidate. Especially now that the big parties have been putting pressures on their officials, and officials from towns on which they could apply financial retributions come budget voting time, not to give their support to unapproved people.

[JimC]

At times I rather think the term "moderate muslim" is an oxymoron...

[klr]

So, is he likely to get de-lorded as well, like Fred Goodwin?

[Svartalf]

At times I rather think the term "moderate muslim" is an oxymoron...

a moderate muslim is one who eats pork and drinks booze except on fridays and during ramadhan.

[Svartalf]

So, is he likely to get de-lorded as well, like Fred Goodwin?

I dunno, goodwin never was a lord, he was just deknighted... this is one step higher.

[klr]

So, is he likely to get de-lorded as well, like Fred Goodwin?

I dunno, goodwin never was a lord, he was just deknighted... this is one step higher.

Good point. I wonder what it takes to get booted out of the House of Lords? Since (as Clinton has stressed) being mad as a box of frogs is part of their job description, who knows?