You're exempt from a lot in parliament too. You cannot be arrested while in the chamber, you can commit as much libel as you want and cannot be sued, but if you swear a lot they get pissed off.
You however may not die while in the chamber. That's a real law and everything.
Ugh, I read the first line from Ron Paul's essay ("Through perverse court decisions and years of cultural indoctrination, the elitist, secular Left") and I had to close the page. Anyone who uses an expression like that can't be taken seriously in my opinion
Censoring Christmas is still censorship. I totally agree with Ron Paul on that. What I don't agree with is a House Simple Resolution saying how sweet it is. I want my religion to be transparent to my government. =[
Lol at how in the US the left is basically gays and abortions, while the right is nothing but absolute dogmatism and creationism.
That would be the left and right of any nation anywhere. Those are indeed the extremes. Communism vs. Fascism. Most people fall somewhere in the middle. Generally referred to as moderate left/right. And as always, it's the extremists making the most noise.
Actually, America doesn't really have an extreme left, at least not one with any kind of political power. Your parties are basically the right-leaning centrist Democrats and extreme whacko loony Republicans.
Hell, American politicians on both sides of the aisle tend to treat "liberal" as a dirty word.
I liked Giuliani too, when he was mayor of New York. but his campaign to be president has largely consisted of "I saved the world in the wake of 9/11" and "Every minute without me to completely control every aspect of American life means that the evil terrorists will kill you and rape your dead bodies and kill you again!" I never even fathomed that someone would play the fear card more than Bush, but along came Rudy.
That would be the left and right of any nation anywhere. Those are indeed the extremes. Communism vs. Fascism. Most people fall somewhere in the middle. Generally referred to as moderate left/right. And as always, it's the extremists making the most noise.
Actually, no. I was obviously using broad stereotypes, but those aren't the stereotypes here. In Ecuador (stereotypical) left is all Anti-Imperialism, Anti-USA, Revolución o Muerte (Revolution or Death), we're poor because they are rich, and that kind of conspiracy theories and crap. Right, on the other side, isn't very defined but is basically "private and/or foreign investion, lol"
Actually, America doesn't really have an extreme left, at least not one with any kind of political power. Your parties are basically the right-leaning centrist Democrats and extreme whacko loony Republicans.
Hell, American politicians on both sides of the aisle tend to treat "liberal" as a dirty word.
I've heard that the most conservative Canadian leader is still liberal by US standards.
Actually, no. I was obviously using broad stereotypes, but those aren't the stereotypes here. In Ecuador (stereotypical) left is all Anti-Imperialism, Anti-USA, Revolución o Muerte (Revolution or Death), we're poor because they are rich, and that kind of conspiracy theories and crap. Right, on the other side, isn't very defined but is basically "private and/or foreign investion, lol"
I was being rather general myself, I honestly know nothing of Ecuador. That left side still sounds close to Communism to me, but that right doesn't sound as far right as you would consider the US, I suppose.
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Oxymoronic that, mate. To quote Lord Acton: "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Mr. Speaker, I move that the honourable gentleman be suspended from the chamber for continued use of unparliamentary language.
You however may not die while in the chamber. That's a real law and everything.
Your country is silly! One day you'll see sense and adopt a parliamentary government!
Why are they elitist, anyway? Isn't it kinda elitist to say that your religion should have prominence over others?
That would be the left and right of any nation anywhere. Those are indeed the extremes. Communism vs. Fascism. Most people fall somewhere in the middle. Generally referred to as moderate left/right. And as always, it's the extremists making the most noise.
Hell, American politicians on both sides of the aisle tend to treat "liberal" as a dirty word.
Actually, no. I was obviously using broad stereotypes, but those aren't the stereotypes here. In Ecuador (stereotypical) left is all Anti-Imperialism, Anti-USA, Revolución o Muerte (Revolution or Death), we're poor because they are rich, and that kind of conspiracy theories and crap. Right, on the other side, isn't very defined but is basically "private and/or foreign investion, lol"
I was being rather general myself, I honestly know nothing of Ecuador. That left side still sounds close to Communism to me, but that right doesn't sound as far right as you would consider the US, I suppose.
America's just screwy.