Petition Repeal the Act of Settlement (1701)

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The Act of Settlement is a major piece of anti-catholic legislation. In 21st Century a country like ours should not enshrine religious discrimination in law. I appreciate the difficulties that are involved in repealing this law but it is a major insult to loyal British people who are also Catholic.

The repeal of this law would finally show that our country is serious in having a genuinely equal society. There is no room for religious discrimination in law in this country and it is shameful that anti-catholic legislation is still acceptable in the UK.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

127 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 127 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 9 August 2012
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