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Old 12-08-2008, 10:35 AM   #2335
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect View Post
Wouldn't Dion being replaced make that signed coalition agreement between the three amigos null and void anyway? In it Dion was supposedly cited as the PM under the signed and witnessed coalition agreement. Doesn't changing who would serve as PM change the agreement in such a fundamental and substantial manner that the whole agreement should become void? Or are the legal documents these guys sign as meaningless as their oaths?
I'm assuming you haven't read the coalition accord? It doesn't mention Dion by name as leader, except at signatory. What it does say is that, should the coalition come to power, the Prime Minister will be the leader of the Liberal Party. It doesn't address who this leader is, or how he is picked. It doesn't include a time-table for the Liberals naming a replacement for Dion. The Liberals changing their leader doesn't even come close to being any sort of violation of the accord.
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