"Greg Hennessy" wrote in message
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 23:00:16 -0000, "JB"
wrote:


Less than half the popular vote via FPTP is not a mandate to impose
monstrosities such as the proposed constitution.


....Which is why we're getting a referendum on that.

Only by sheer fluke.



OK, so you don't like the government therefore it must be unfair. I wonder
if you thought that when Maggie was reforming the unions, fighting for
control of the country from Scargill and battling for the British rebate
from Europe. I, for one, am convinced none of these things would have been
possible under the European PR system.

Personally, I'd far rather have our system that PR with the "never fired
politicians".

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:51:32 -0000, "JB"
wrote:

....Which is why we're getting a referendum on that.

Only by sheer fluke.



OK, so you don't like the government therefore it must be unfair.

No, I don't like government by decree courtesy of the royal prerogative.

I don't like it when a Home secretary signs up to very one sided
extradition arrangements without a debate in parliament.

I don't like handing the inland revenue, HMC&E powers to enter private
property without warrant to seize property to facilitate tax
'investigations'.

I don't like the enabling act powers of the civil contingencies bill.

etc
etc
etc


I wonder
if you thought that when Maggie was reforming the unions, fighting for
control of the country from Scargill and battling for the British rebate
from Europe. I, for one, am convinced none of these things would have been
possible under the European PR system.

Thank Insert your Deity here

Personally, I'd far rather have our system that PR with the "never fired
politicians".

Not much use with a 'constitution' which could and would bind successor
parliaments, voiding the Dicey concept of implied repeal.


greg

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