Rejected petition Amend section 127 of the Communications Act 2003

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We the undersigned believe that Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 is being used to erode the ancient and cherished rights of free speech and expression in this country.

We believe that freedom of speech means nothing if not giving a forum to that which we find most offensive as well as that with which we agree.

We believe that nobody in this country should be jailed for expressing an opinion, or for making a joke.

We believe that recent high profile cases make a petition of this kind urgently needed, and that the bill in question be re-examined, with a view to ending this policing and criminalising of free expression.

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Date submitted 12 October 2012
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