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it's not like he can suspend it indefinitely.

Posted by mafic Dec 11 '08, 15:17

and it's not like he's even the first PM to use prorogue as a political tool (but maybe the first to use it to save his own ass).

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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 16
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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 10
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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 6
        
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        I don't see how the two things are comparable. - Reagen Dec 11, 15:39 4
        
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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 2
        
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        can you read this? -- nm - lileve Dec 11, 15:52

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