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Author Topic: The Dissolution of State Government  (Read 41403 times)

Criptfeind

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Re: The Dissolution of State Government
« Reply #405 on: April 25, 2011, 03:57:44 pm »
Bah. This is a free country. If we don't want it to be a free country that is our right!
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« Reply #406 on: April 25, 2011, 04:04:32 pm »
Quote from: Criptfeind on April 25, 2011, 03:57:44 pm
Bah. This is a free country. If we don't want it to be a free country that is our right!

Freedom is the power to impose my will on others, regardless of their protestation?
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« Reply #407 on: April 25, 2011, 04:07:03 pm »
Only if they want it.
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« Reply #408 on: April 25, 2011, 04:09:43 pm »
We dont.
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« Reply #409 on: April 25, 2011, 04:27:03 pm »
Quote from: Zrk2 on April 25, 2011, 03:11:47 pm
...Holy shit, meanwhile in Canada we have a lackluster election and the royal wedding. Try not to become a dictatorship while I'm out, mmkay?
It is a dictatorship technically, with the queen of England the supreme ruler (as i am pretty sure she could fly to Canada tomorrow and dissolve parliament if she felt like it).
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« Reply #410 on: April 25, 2011, 04:32:53 pm »
Even if the law says she could, legal and actual power are not the same.
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« Reply #411 on: April 25, 2011, 04:33:58 pm »
Meh, that's why I said technically, I know that if she actually tried that Canada would just cut it's ties with the UK
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Quote from: tahujdt on March 03, 2014, 07:37:57 pm
And with a mighty leap, the evil Conservative flies through the window, escaping our heroes once again!
Quote from: RedKing on August 27, 2014, 11:39:39 am
Because the solution to not being able to control your dakka is MOAR DAKKA.

That's it. We've finally crossed over and become the nation of Da Orky Boyz.

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« Reply #412 on: April 25, 2011, 05:02:04 pm »
I am a socialist and just finished reading all of this.

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Re: The Dissolution of State Government
« Reply #413 on: April 25, 2011, 05:22:22 pm »
Quote from: lemon10 on April 25, 2011, 04:27:03 pm
It is a dictatorship technically, with the queen of England the supreme ruler (as i am pretty sure she could fly to Canada tomorrow and dissolve parliament if she felt like it).
Monarchs can possibly do that in the UK if a government really can't be formed.  That'd trigger a reelection.  Not sure about Canada.

Although if you meant full dismissal... well, do you know what happened to the last monarch who tried that?
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Re: The Dissolution of State Government
« Reply #414 on: April 25, 2011, 05:23:04 pm »
Quote from: lemon10 on April 25, 2011, 04:33:58 pm
Meh, that's why I said technically, I know that if she actually tried that Canada would just cut it's ties with the UK
Nah, we would humour her for as long as humanly possible because that would be fucking adorable.

Also because we love Her very much.
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Re: The Dissolution of State Government
« Reply #415 on: April 25, 2011, 05:27:33 pm »
Quote from: Leafsnail on April 25, 2011, 05:22:22 pm
Quote from: lemon10 on April 25, 2011, 04:27:03 pm
It is a dictatorship technically, with the queen of England the supreme ruler (as i am pretty sure she could fly to Canada tomorrow and dissolve parliament if she felt like it).
Monarchs can possibly do that in the UK if a government really can't be formed.  That'd trigger a reelection.  Not sure about Canada.
She can do it to Canada, because she is the head of goverment there and can do (pretty much) anything she wants (technically). She can't do it in the UK however.

And i doubt that Canada would declare war on the UK, which is what they would need to do to do anything to the queen (although they would probably break off from the UK).
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Because the solution to not being able to control your dakka is MOAR DAKKA.

That's it. We've finally crossed over and become the nation of Da Orky Boyz.

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« Reply #416 on: April 25, 2011, 06:25:28 pm »
Hey, here's a great idea to make foster children feel better: Force them to buy hand-me-downs.
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Quote from: Frumple on September 24, 2014, 07:53:18 pm
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« Reply #417 on: April 25, 2011, 06:42:30 pm »
Quote from: dhokarena56 on April 25, 2011, 06:25:28 pm
Hey, here's a great idea to make foster children feel better: Force them to buy hand-me-downs.

*shrug*

I don't fully know what to say, given that I bought my first article of new clothing at age... 16?  And basically everything I own is used, including my books.

Maybe it's different if you're a foster kid--I can't say I really understand.  I don't think that should be the first avenue for budget-balancing, either.  Not at all.  But the argument that it's so horrible to own clothing that wasn't yours first, well, I think that's a bit weak.  My cousins used to tell me that my mother had used up all her kindness and enthusiasm raising them, so I didn't get any >_>  That was a bit difficult to take, given that I was also getting their worn-out clothing, books, and stuff.

Meh.  I don't know.  I can definitely agree that it's a nice thing (I was not exactly happy being the only one in my high school economics class who raised my hand when the teacher asked who wore used clothing), but I sort of feel like there might be better ways for that money to be used, for the foster kids, than new clothing.
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« Reply #418 on: April 25, 2011, 06:58:44 pm »
I guess there's something about it which implicitly says "You're not worth new clothes, so we'll legislate to make sure someone like you will never get them".  As well as making "used clothes" a reliable marker for foster children.
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« Reply #419 on: April 25, 2011, 07:01:08 pm »
Quote from: Leafsnail on April 25, 2011, 06:58:44 pm
I guess there's something about it which implicitly says "You're not worth new clothes, so we'll legislate to make sure someone like you will never get them".  As well as making "used clothes" a reliable marker for foster children.

Ugh, you're right.  That does make sense.
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