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Originally Posted by Slava
I'm sure that you would have had no objection to her implementing things and the government just firing her because they disagree?
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I'd have a problem with a government doing that, as I suspect most people would, which is why Kenney didn't do it. It holds the politician accountable so they only do it under conditions where they are convinced they are right, AND that the public would support. This is kind of the perfect example, because Kenney provides us the situation where a politician was terrified to do that because he KNEW it wasn't the right thing to do, but was also balancing keeping his own political power and job.
If you think it through, it all makes pretty good sense and provides checks and balances. The problem in this case is that Kenney ignored the law and there don't appear to be any repercussions for that, though maybe they are coming. So perhaps the first change we shoudl make is finding a way to ensure that politicians follow the laws on the books. If they don't like them,change them, an deal with the political ramifications of that.