Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 8th Jun 2009 16:50 UTC
The pro-internet file sharing Pirate Party yesterday scored a big win by securing a seat in the European parliament. It pulled in 7.1 per cent of votes in Sweden, which handed the party one of the country's 18 seats in the European parliament. "Privacy issues and civil liberties are important to people and they demonstrated that clearly when they voted today," Pirate Party candidate Anna Troberg told Swedish TV on Sunday.
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One might argue that it is a civil liberty to have competent, unbiased judges in the courts, without the unbalanced influence of international media groups with vested interests in court outcomes. Perhaps this is what the voters are protesting about?