Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
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Lucky to be allowed to exist on the same continent?
Dog Sledding?
My opinion of Americans have hit an all time low.
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Registered: Mar 1999
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Urrrr, why do people still watch that channel, let alone find themselves on it!?!
Who are these people? Who the hell is that bimbo in the first part? And the 'dog-sledding' bow-tie-wearing guy was totally burnt by that woman.
I skip that channel - for many years now.
ACTUALLY, If anyone had payed close attention to FoxNews, CNN and BBC World after Sep11 and then Afghanistan, when things had sort of 'quietened down' - they went "ok what now" and all of a sudden there was talk of Iraq. I feel, that the News Channels have a LOT to answer for. I mean for all we know Bush and Co. were watching CNN or Fox News and saw the little 'subject' of the minute at the bottom of the page that said: "Iraq Next?".
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That bimbo would be Ann Coulter. Her claim to fame is spouting outrageous right-wing stuff like that. Consider her the anti-Michael Moore, I suppose.
Do a search, and you'll be able to find some excerpts of her works (works including the anti-liberal works Slander: Liberal Lies about the American Right, Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terror, and How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) and her numerous newspaper columns). She's also a frequent guest and popular conservative commentator on the cable news channels.
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Registered: Mar 1999
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I don't pretend to understand the Canadian system of government, but... the prime minister can just up and fire legislators if he feels like it? Or am I misunderstanding?
Registered: Mar 1999
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Canada is an evil dictatorship and should possibly be invaded to...er...make the world safe for democracy.
Plus, they have oil.....rich black gold....
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Registered: Aug 2002
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I believe what actually happened was some sort of complicated political party bylaw thing.
However, details aside, it seems to me that many if not most parliaments, congresses and the like retain the right to dismiss members, and their leaders would thus be capable of getting rid of anyone they wish, presuming that various regulations allow it and they have the votes.
For instance, in the U.S.:
quote:Constitution, Article 1, Section 5, Clause 2: Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.
quote:Originally posted by TSN: I don't pretend to understand the Canadian system of government, but... the prime minister can just up and fire legislators if he feels like it? Or am I misunderstanding?
You're misunderstanding. She was expelled from the Liberal Party (of which Martin is the leader), not from Parliament. It's a fairly standard punishment in Parliamentary systems of government, if the expressed opinions of an MP or peer deviate too far from the party line. It's always possible to apologise and regain the whip, of course: look at Ken Livingstone. Of course, if you've done something minor, like father two children by your mistress, give her free first class rail tickets and speed up her nanny's visa application, while all the while extolling the virtues of a healthy, stable family life, then it's perfectly OK to remain Home Secretary.
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