The Labour Party, whose sentiments Mr Blair tramples at his peril, is worried.

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Sure, they can call Cheney's intervention an arrogant abuse of power that tramples on the rights of the minority party.

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It might indeed make sense to change the law for future mortgages, but rewriting loan terms retrospectively tramples on existing contracts and property rights, and should not be done lightly (see article).

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