Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Excellent. Except for the absence of “sensitive and lyrical”, which generally means “irritatingly precious and unbearable twee”.
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2022/105/
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/11/13/erin-go-britain-ireland-considers-enacting-a-bill-criminalizing-the-possession-of-hateful-material/comment-page-1/#comments
The progenitor of this is Helen McEntee, the no-account legacy pol non-lawyer to whom the Fine Gael PM in Ireland has allocated the position of ‘Minister for Justice’.
Now, will Freedom House, shAmnesty International, Human Rights Watch et al issue any statement or report contra this legislation? The smart money says no.
Love “thoughtful” = “mind numbingly tedious.”
Immediately I think of Robert Service’ definitive biography of Lenin: Only Service could take a topic as fascinating, ruthless, historically pivotal, shocking, and momentous as the life of V.I. Lenin and make you regret you ever bought the book.