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Originally Posted by ikaris
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!"
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The most democratic action would be to dissolve the house and go to an immediate election. The Coalition taking power in terms of pure democracy would be the least democratic as the people wouldn't have had the opportunity to vote for this form of government.
Harper used the consititution and the house rules, its not any less democratic then the prospect of a coalition taking power if your going by the rules that are being used.