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Hey, he didn't dissolve parliament, he convinced the GG (the representative of the Queen of Canada) to hit the pause button on it

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Dec 11 '08, 14:55

Waaaaaay different. It's like forcing Congress to go on vacation and then come back 2 months later.

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Oh, wow, I didn't mean to wander in and start a shitstorm. - Trish Dec 11, 15:22 1
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- It does have a certain Palpatine-ish flavour. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 14:58 5
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    - I g uess that means that Stephane Dion is the Jar Jar Binks of Canadian parliamentary antics -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 15:01 3
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        Michaelle Jean. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:10
      - that sort of works. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:02
- that he did it, or the way it goes about getting done? -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 14:57 41
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    - well he's taking a political hit for it - Reagen Dec 11, 15:01 39
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        ceremony aside, the governor general has very little to do with the monarchy. - mafic Dec 11, 15:12
        
        The once every 100 years it's needed, it's nice to have it. - Reagen Dec 11, 15:10 34
        
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        uhm...isn't it more or less a republic already? -- nm - the liioulu with icy sidewalks Dec 11, 15:32
        
        it's not like he can suspend it indefinitely. - mafic Dec 11, 15:17 23
        
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        just to clarify, under what circumstances (if any) can the US president prorogue Congress - Roger More Dec 11, 15:25 4
        
        as far as I know he can't. he could veto every bill that came out, which might have the same effect, but he can't really suspend congress. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 15:28
        
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        I was asking out of interest, not to prove a point -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 15:34 1
        
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        it's. entirely. ceremonial. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 15:23
        
        and I think that having the head of state in the US be such a powerful figure is much more disturbing. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:21 15
        
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        the President can veto laws made by Congress, for example. It would be unthinkable for the GG to do that -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 15:27 3
        
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        Of course. My point was that the President is a more powerful figure in the US system than the GG is in the Canadian -- nm - Roger More Dec 11, 15:31
        
        and the GG's effective power is zero. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:30
        
        I have zero idea of what you're talking about. -- nm - Reagen Dec 11, 15:24 9
        
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        So what's worse (in your mind)--a president who can veto bills on a whim, pardon whomever he chooses, illegally invade sovereign nations for reasons - Trish Dec 11, 15:31 1
        
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        well that's the alternative, innit? - Reagen Dec 11, 15:29 5
        
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        I don't see how the two things are comparable. - Reagen Dec 11, 15:39 3
        
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        Yeah, it wasn't the GG making that call. It was the Prime Minister. She just had to follow the advice of her first minister. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 11, 15:41 1
        
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        In practical terms, the GG can do nothing on her own. - Reagen Dec 11, 15:14 5
        
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        tyranny? - Reagen Dec 11, 15:18 2
        
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        and again, entirely ceremonial. -- nm - mafic Dec 11, 15:31
        
        fuckin' prime minister, always pushing me around. - mafic Dec 11, 15:18
        
        He's just jealous because our Queen is so much hotter than his President. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 11, 15:12 1
        
        I dunno if I'd really call Barney Frank a "queen". He gets a little dramatic sometimes, but he's not really femme at all. -- nm - Trish Dec 11, 15:39
      - A) What political hit? Polls have him up double digits? B) Do you really believe your second line? - Name Withheld By Request Dec 11, 15:02 1
        
        everyone came out of this with egg on their face. That Harper had a better towel doesn't mean it didn't happen. - Reagen Dec 11, 15:05

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