tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766733.post1986999254973083650..comments2023-03-21T01:26:49.043-07:00Comments on Notes From Planet Three: Notes From A Consitutional Crisis ZoneJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04784243328798635180noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766733.post-1314488065438135122008-12-04T21:53:00.000-08:002008-12-04T21:53:00.000-08:00I think your shock capitalism analysis hit the nai...I think your shock capitalism analysis hit the nail on the head; and I like your driver seat, but don't trust him with the keys by himself analogy a very clear one. Nicely done!Robert Runtéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629421213549342874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766733.post-37353497268568725902008-12-04T16:11:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:11:00.000-08:00And your point?No, seriously. No party won a major...And your point?<BR/>No, seriously. No party won a majority. The voters did speak. They said that no party may govern this country without at least some support from another party. <I>This includes Harper's Tories.</I> If Harper cannot get that support in the House, <I>he cannot govern.</I> And if another party can demostrate that they have support in the House, they get to govern. That's how it works in this country. <BR/>No MPs are crossing the floor and switching parties, unlike Emerson, so that is a false comparison. <BR/>This is not decitful or unethical, it is what happens in parliamentary democracies all over the world. <BR/>If there ever was a time for running deficits, it when there is a mjor economic slowdown. Now is not the time to cut spending like Harper wants to do. That's just foolish.<BR/>You may not like it, and that's fine. That doesn't make it unethical. <BR/>Is it a smart political move for the Liberals? Probably not. Unless the coalition manages to work some sort of miracle in the next 18 months, it will probably blow up in their faces. That doesn't make it unethical.<BR/>What is unethical is Harper asking the GG to shut down Parliament because the other kids are sick of his bullying. <BR/>The GG made a mistake today....you do not shut down the house because the Government may lose a confidence vote. What a terrible precedent.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784243328798635180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766733.post-61151460711612478932008-12-04T15:31:00.000-08:002008-12-04T15:31:00.000-08:00After the 2006 election, Liberal MP David Emerson ...After the 2006 election, Liberal MP David Emerson didn't even wait to get to the floor in order to cross it; he became a Conservative before he was even sworn in.<BR/>Constituents were livid, and rightly so. They called for a byelection that never came, in order for Emerson to face the will of the electorate on his decision to switch parties, and with it, party lines.<BR/>Was it legal? Yes. It was also deceitful and unethical.<BR/>It is no less deceitful and unethical for a coalition of two parties, one of which lost more seats than the Conservatives gained, attempt to take power in Ottawa after the voters have spoken. Even as it stands, the coalition is only between the Liberals and the NDP, who between them still don't have as many seats as the Conservatives. (The Bloc have only agreed to prop these other two up for 18 months. After an announced 30 Billion dollar deficit spending spree, it's not hard to guess why.)<BR/><BR/>Percentage of Canadians who did not vote for Dion's Liberals: 73.76%<BR/>Percentage of Canadians who did not vote for Layton's NDP: 81.8%<BR/>Percentage of Canadians who did not vote for Duceppe's Bloc Quebecois: 90.03%<BR/>Percentage of Canadians who voted for a coalition of all three: 0%Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com