Gorgon

I wouldn't break out the beer, but this guy was entirely off the charts in the evil mastermind score, high fives are in order.

Is anybody saying that.... I think no.

'Resisted'. I wonder. Anyway I wouldn't hold it against them.

Cool

Why is this troubling. I'm not troubled. They were probably gunning for Ghadaffi, but as we know his saves vs bombs are off the charts and he can only be hurt by magic fire. They should have known better. But... if they had been able to cut the head off the snake and end this, surely that would have been desirable for everyone. (well except the Ghadaffi cadre)

Potatoe Potaato

We have a simple proxy system. An MP can vote any way he or she likes, but if he doesn't show up to press the button his vote will be tallied with the official party line.

What was your point again. That there is no such thing as 'undemocratic', as in not democratic. Don't be silly.

Democracy is not a value. Might as well argue that it's "unamerican". Nonsense. It's entirely possible for a system to be less, or more, democratic. We aren't using a specific yardstick, but those kinds of comparisons are as common as pie.

It might well be argued that it wasn't theirs to begin with since the properites and castles were all bought and built with taxpayer money.

To be fair, Charles and his sons do have a lot of duties they deal with. So it's not all jetplanes and parties. Throw in the Queen as a general UK Ambassador type and the figurehead of state and spirit of the nation, and they do put in the effort. Say what you want about the majority of countries around the world, but state visits by the Queen and the immediate family can do a lot of good diplomacy for the country. Just because it isn't all in strict "official" form of diplomacy ... Well, it might make you feel good about yourselves and it might be entertaining, but it's undemocratic. Why not get some more healthy traditions which don't include showering one family in wealth and castles in return for the strenuous duty of handing out the honours list, doing a few charities and receiving dignitaries. The French had it right, off with the head and no feeling sorry after the fact.

And all of that for some ponce on account of an accident of birth. I wouldn't mind that job.

Why would one watch such a thing. I mean Is the outcome in doubt.... The republican in me gets really pissed at such pointless extravagance, but I suppose it will more than pay for itself in tourist derived income.

Damn, and I thought filibustering was exploiting the system. I've never seen anything like that. Does the vote really stand if there is a horde trying to get in with hammers ?

He reminds me of Worf from Startrek TNG, although that's probably a compliment. Still, it's hard to act when you don't have any lines.

I think the against vote could help curb ultra nationalist parties. A lot of people are really annoyed at them, but have no particular level of interest in the remainder of the political sphere. With that admission, perhaps reverse voting would be undemocratic and would be serving as a method to stifle the unpopular to an even greater degree than is already the case, and as we know the unpopular is often the necessary but painful change.

He's visiting Denmark today I think, it was in the Paper at work.

The problem is that people are even dumber than their elected representatives. If we had to have referendums on every item of national importance the result would be ruinous.

Wireless modem ?, internet browsing ?. Can it hook up to anything ?

My steam name is 'suckmywetfarts.' I don't have the game, but why waste a chance to say 'suckmywetfarts'

Hold on, if you lose a state all the seats from that state goes to the opposition. I'm sorry, that's not protecting minority rights, quite the opposite. If you happen to live in a republican stronghold as a democrat, or vice versa, your vote is worthless. You might as well stay home.

I have another Idea, you should be able to throw your vote against a given candidate or party as well as for it. Same difference you say, not at all. I can't think of any candidates I would want to vote for in the coming general election, more than a handful would be fighting over my 'blackball' vote though. It would increase turnout more than any such previous initiatives. Of course it might well end up with the winner being the one with the smallest vote deficit, but that would mirror reality pretty well.

I'm still hoping for more Sean Bean and less kids and direwolf pets.

I'm enjoying The Borgias a lot more. Jeremy Irons is great as the Capo di tutti Catholics.

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