tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20679594.post113933767438659671..comments2023-09-23T07:59:36.248-07:00Comments on The Central Ganglion: Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old BossJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04784243328798635180noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20679594.post-1139685622153788862006-02-11T11:20:00.000-08:002006-02-11T11:20:00.000-08:00While the Emerson defection is getting all the pre...While the Emerson defection is getting all the press, and anything Stock Day does makes the blood run cold, the real issue is the appointment of Michael Fortier is the real kick in the teeth of democracy. Unelected and unanswerable to the House of Commons.<BR/>And the funny thing is that I'm not actually against the Senate--or even an appointed senate. I think they serve a valuable purpose **well, when they choose to do so. THe Liberal appointments to the senate will help to keep a new government in line. Should the public re-elect the Conservatives often enough, they will have a free ride from the senate, and if the Liberals return to government at that point, the Conservative dominated senate will keep them in line for teir first term at least. This is a far better system of checks and balaances than those in Amerika.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669383253389665728noreply@blogger.com