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Originally Posted by RedHot25
I'm sorry, and no sense getting into this discussion here, but there was quite the vitrol against Belinda for doing this, and yet it seems to be a-ok for Kahn to do it. That is what I find interesting. I am not supporting or going against either of them and what they did; I just find the reactions to Kahn's defection and Belinda's defection as quite interesting in comparison.
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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Calgryborn has already said why there is a difference between the two....not to mention almost everyone on here has said he shouldn't have crossed the floor.
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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
People have already gone over that issue and have explained why there is such a difference.....can you not see that?
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Why did you feel the need to quote and reply to RedHot25 twice?
If the reason was Stronach's "reeking of opportunism" (per calgaryborn) then where was the indignation when David Emmerson flipped for a cabinet position without even sitting a day for the Liberals for whom he had run?
If I recall, at the time the response was, "Well Belinda did it!" But I don't recall the same you of "slut" calls for him.
And I realize you said crossing shouldn't be allowed and they should call a by-election or sit as an independant. I agree with you on that.
I think the issue was all the vitriol spewed out against Stronach when she switched versus the reaction when Emmerson and now Khan crossed the other direction.
Personally, if I were ranking these crossings from most offensive to least offensive I would rank them Emmerson, Stronach, Khan.
[quote=Peter12}1) We have responsible government. That means when we elect an MP, we entrust our power to them and give them the flexibility to act within their own discretion while in Parliament. If an MP decides another party would be a more effective vehicle for their values and beliefs, than they should be allowed to cross.[/quote] Interesting. Haven't I heard parroted on this forum a number of times that MPs should represent the will of the electorate? *
What if Rob Anders crossed the floor? I've read on numerous occasions where people have said they voted for him for his political party but personally dislike him as their MP.
(* actually, I agree with you. I believe I should vote for the person who most represents my beliefs (and who's beliefs correspond to the party they represent) and who is intelligent. Then I can trust them to represent me on parliament hill and make the "right" decisions and not necessarily the popular decisions)