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QFMFT.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Yes, absolutely. In Georgia you get judges putting out TV ads promising that they will apply christian values. No thank you. Virginia does it RIGHT. Judges are appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature, and serve long (10+) year terms.Originally posted by kentonio View Post
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Over here they have an independent board that does the appointments I believe. They try and keep the judiciary as unpoliticized as possible which is nice.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostYes, absolutely. In Georgia you get judges putting out TV ads promising that they will apply christian values. No thank you. Virginia does it RIGHT. Judges are appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature, and serve long (10+) year terms.Comment
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Didn't your supreme court used to actually be part of the legislature? The House of Lords?
Why'd you change that, by the way?If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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The Law Lords, yes. Bear in mind that they were a non-elected system also. I don't know much about how the system worked, but I believe they were appointed by existing members of the judiciary. Could be wrong though.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View Post
Which part?Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostComment
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Did I say that? No. All I did was summarize the elements that add up to hypocrisy.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostSo you are automatically a partisan because there aren't any democrats on the ballot you like?
I swear, your style of argument gets more Kenobi-like with each passing day.
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I believe Alby is fully on board the partisan train. Which is, of course, his right.Originally posted by Al B. Sure! View PostApolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-ArmsComment
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What was the problem with the Law Lords? Why'd you switch them to being a separate supreme court? I'm not criticizing the decision--I just don't understand the reasoning.Originally posted by kentonio View PostIf there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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I'm not sure, it was probably a part of the move towards the Lords becoming an elected chamber.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostComment
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That seems to defeat the entire purpose of the Lords. Why not just get rid of the House of Lords if you're going to make it elected?
If you're going to keep the Lords, what you may as well do is just sort of turn it into a really big appointed advisory body of experts from industry and science and stuff to help with legislation. But isn't that basically what it is right now, plus some people from the Church of England and a handful of your wonderfully anachronistic hereditary aristocracy?
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The decision has been pretty much reached (and which I disagree with as it happens) that an elected or at least majority elected second chamber is preferable to an unelected one. I see the argument for it, but I think having an unelected revisionary upper chamber has actually served us very well.Comment
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Having two elected chambers is kind of redundant.
We Americans are all too familiar with that problem.Comment
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I'll assume you're talking about state senates, reg?If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Those in particular. The federal senate is not quite as redundant because senators are allocated differently than representatives at that level.Comment
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Uh, didn't Mussolini try that?Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostThat seems to defeat the entire purpose of the Lords. Why not just get rid of the House of Lords if you're going to make it elected?
If you're going to keep the Lords, what you may as well do is just sort of turn it into a really big appointed advisory body of experts from industry and science and stuff to help with legislation. But isn't that basically what it is right now, plus some people from the Church of England and a handful of your wonderfully anachronistic hereditary aristocracy?"I say shoot'em all and let God sort it out in the end!Comment
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....? Are you suggesting having an advisory body that can amend (but not block) legislation alongside an elected parliament is the prototype for fascism?If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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