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ikaris · 12-04-2008, 01:53 PM

Let me preface my next statement by saying that I'm glad Harper prorogued parliament to allow for some time for a cooling off period.

How is this action democratic? For all the people railing off against the coalition saying that it is "undemocratic," isn't this the most egregious offense of them all? To close down parliament because you're about to fail a confidence vote? I wonder how people would respond to this if this was a Liberal government that just prorogued parliament.

EDIT: Just thought I should add some levity. "In Soviet Russia we close parliament before parliament closes you!"

12-04-2008, 01:53 PM	#2021
ikaris First Line Centre Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	Let me preface my next statement by saying that I'm glad Harper prorogued parliament to allow for some time for a cooling off period. How is this action democratic? For all the people railing off against the coalition saying that it is "undemocratic," isn't this the most egregious offense of them all? To close down parliament because you're about to fail a confidence vote? I wonder how people would respond to this if this was a Liberal government that just prorogued parliament. EDIT: Just thought I should add some levity. "In Soviet Russia we close parliament before parliament closes you!" Last edited by ikaris; 12-04-2008 at 01:58 PM.