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Sunday May 24, 2009 15:21

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Expulsions and the denial of the right to appeal.

Some years ago a group of Comrades were expelled from the Irish Socialist Party and the Socialist Party's international organization. I John throne was amongst these.

I was the first member of the SP in Southern Ireland and the first full timer in all of Ireland. The Socialist Party and its international organization the Committee For a Workers International expelled me and denied me my right to appeal against my expulsion. Joe Higgins was prominent in pushing my expulsion and in denying my appeal. That is he supported my expulsion and denied me my right to appeal. I hope somebody in today's question and answer session asks Joe Higgins to explain why he did this. After all when we elect a representative it is important to know where he or she stands on democratic rights.

John Throne.

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Comments (45 of 45)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Needs to be answered	Jonah	Sun May 24, 2009 17:19
2	A stuck record comes to mind.	John Drone	Sun May 24, 2009 18:30
3	John in all seriousness...	Jolly Red Giant	Sun May 24, 2009 22:40
4	internal democracy	john throne	Sun May 24, 2009 23:27
5	I find it amusing...	Jolly Red Giant	Mon May 25, 2009 11:36
6	Unanswered questions	An Interested Observer	Mon May 25, 2009 12:22
7	"rules" for debate"	john throne	Mon May 25, 2009 14:20
8	ancient history	Jolly Red Giant	Mon May 25, 2009 14:31
9	a defeaning silence	Interested Observer	Mon May 25, 2009 14:44
10	Really, a broken record	Marcas	Mon May 25, 2009 19:48
11	A simple question goes unanswered	Interested Observer	Mon May 25, 2009 20:28
12	broken record	pbp supporter	Tue May 26, 2009 09:10
13	No answers required	Stephen Boyd	Tue May 26, 2009 09:37
14	Accountability	Interested Observer	Tue May 26, 2009 10:43
15	A follow up	Former Militant Member	Tue May 26, 2009 11:06
16	Disingenious Comparison	Marcas	Tue May 26, 2009 12:31
17	Comparisons	Interested Observer	Tue May 26, 2009 13:34
18	Facts	Fed up	Tue May 26, 2009 13:58
19	stephen	pbp supporter	Tue May 26, 2009 14:03
20	Clarification	Fed Up with Fed Up	Tue May 26, 2009 14:16
21	Broken records	Another Observer	Tue May 26, 2009 14:17
22	PBP	Marcas	Tue May 26, 2009 14:32
23	Here it is	Fed up	Tue May 26, 2009 14:33
24	Valid Criticisms or not	Jolly Red Giant	Tue May 26, 2009 14:42
25	This says it all about the Left	Maddog Wilson	Tue May 26, 2009 16:02
26	Basic justice seems lacking.	John Kelly.	Tue May 26, 2009 16:53
27	Explanations...	Interested Observer	Tue May 26, 2009 16:56
28	Higgins.eu or no2eu	undecided	Tue May 26, 2009 17:23
29	This is laughable	Fed up	Tue May 26, 2009 17:24
30	Democracy	Interested Observer	Tue May 26, 2009 17:40
31	This is...	Tom	Tue May 26, 2009 18:33
32	Clarification please	John Kelly	Tue May 26, 2009 18:50
33	And again	Jolly Red Giant	Tue May 26, 2009 18:50
34	expulsions from the SP.	john throne	Tue May 26, 2009 21:53
35	more reliable than a swiss clock	choco bot	Tue May 26, 2009 22:41
36	by the way John Throne	choco bot	Tue May 26, 2009 22:44
37	Passing on by	Interested Observer	Tue May 26, 2009 22:59
38	Shame on you	Former Militant Member	Tue May 26, 2009 23:22
39	Provide one single piece of evidence	Fed up	Wed May 27, 2009 00:48
40	Stalinism	Former Militant Member	Wed May 27, 2009 08:05
41	Provide proof	Fed up	Wed May 27, 2009 09:02
42	Evidence	Former Militant Member	Wed May 27, 2009 09:16
43	Figures can lie	Statistician	Wed May 27, 2009 09:18
44	More lies	Fed up	Wed May 27, 2009 09:32
45	Evidence	Former Militant Member	Wed May 27, 2009 10:25

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