Harper's Election Ultimatum

Posted on Thursday, October 04 at 07:14 by Rural
The Prime Minister's line in the sand will force opposition politicians to think harder before defeating legislation with the prospect of forcing an election, and raises the spectre of a Parliament constantly on pins and needles... Full article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071004.HARPER04/TPStory/National

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  1. by Deacon
    Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:43 am
    "We must be able to govern," Mr. Harper told reporters. "It's only a reasonable request. It's not a matter of making threats. They've got to fish or cut bait."

    My question: since when is selling out your country considered "governing"?

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    If George W. Bush and Tony Blair are really Christians, then pork and shrimp are Kosher.

  2. Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:44 am
    "We must be able to govern"

    Keeping these criminals bottled up and unable to "govern" is precisely what We the People need most.

    The fact is that Harper and his handlers have been given no mandate to "govern", having received less than 1/4 of the eligible vote.

  3. by Rural
    Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:24 pm
    I recently came across this quote which PMSH needs to take notice of............

    The test of a democratic institution is not whether it produces outcomes I happen to agree with, but whether it accurately reflects the public's preferences.
    - Andrew Coyne

    I might add HOW the outcomes are arived at is often more important that the actual result in so far as demorcracy goes!

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    When you are up to your ass in alligators it is difficult to remember that the initial objective was to drain the swamp



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