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Originally Posted by driveway
This is not a coup.
People seem to be forgetting the way parliamentary politics works. Only here in Calgary did anyone actually vote for Stephen Harper. Across the country people elected individual MP's. The Prime Minister is only as strong as his parliamentary support by those MP's.
The forming of a government by Members of Parliament who represent the majority of the seats therein is an entirely legitimate and legal action by said parliament.
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You appear to have not been following this thread. We know this is a legal, constitutionally sanctioned action. Nobody has ever said it wasn't. When people say it's unconstitutional, they are talking about the "spirit" of our Constitution, not the legalities.
Every 5 or 6 pages someone has to brilliantly point out that the Constitution allows for hostile takeovers of our Government by opposition members of Parliament. We're aware of this.
Legal isn't always right, however. There are other things to consider too.
It's legal for a Ref to toss a player out of an NHL game. If a Ref throws Iginla out of a game for not handing him a puck, is that right? It's legal isn't it?
We (along with the majority of Canadians in media) are calling it a coup, because we don't believe this is the right thing to do and we do not think it is in our best interests at all.