"Strategic voting" about the sickest thing I've heard of.

JLM

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We need to be voting individually for the Prime Minister as well and sorry to say
with a two term limit Yes I have changed my view a bit but I don't want proportional
representation

I would amend that to say "to a two term limit or until we get sick of him, which ever comes first.".
 

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Strategic voting can't work unless you know how all voters are voting. That's just wasting your vote.
Vote for the Candidate you like, NOT against the one you don't like!
 

JLM

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So you mean a two month limit then. :lol:

Good one, Nick.

Strategic voting can't work unless you know how all voters are voting. That's just wasting your vote.
Vote for the Candidate you like, NOT against the one you don't like!

Unlike many you have it figured out. :)

This will continue to be a problem until we move to proportional representation.

Ironically, as I was reading somewhere just the other day, proportional representation is most popular with those who AREN'T in power. It's also been found that those who were all gung ho for it before they were in power decided they didn't want it after they attained power.

Ok, if that intrusion on your rights doesn't bother you, how about Harpy's lack of transparency (after campaigning on transparency in government)?

Actually I find Harper to be VERY transparent. I think he's made it more than clear that he's focused on things that most affect families like good paying jobs and low taxes. It just doesn't get any better than that. While we have to do a little budgeting at times, we've always had enough to cover the necessities with a couple of bucks left over.
 

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My point on it is the system is flawed and broken and needs fixing.

You can't suck and blow at the same time, Nick. If A, B and C are running for Prime Minister and A gets 38% and B gets 34% and C gets 28% and you don't agree with A being P.M. who would you select to take the job?
 

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My point on it is the system is flawed and broken and needs fixing.
Apparently it wasn't flawed before, during or after Chretien's second majority. It didn't become a flaw until a bunch of whiney left-tards realized that it wasn't always going to work out in their favour.
 

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You can't suck and blow at the same time, Nick. If A, B and C are running for Prime Minister and A gets 38% and B gets 34% and C gets 28% and you don't agree with A being P.M. who would you select to take the job?

Obviously B

Which is exactly what will happen if there is a Conservative minority.
 

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You can't suck and blow at the same time, Nick. If A, B and C are running for Prime Minister and A gets 38% and B gets 34% and C gets 28% and you don't agree with A being P.M. who would you select to take the job?

None. I don't vote for any of the 3 corporate parties.

Apparently it wasn't flawed before, during or after Chretien's second majority. It didn't become a flaw until a bunch of whiney left-tards realized that it wasn't always going to work out in their favour.

No. It was flawed back then too. It's been flawed since party politics and the whipped vote came into being.
 

JLM

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Obviously B

Which is exactly what will happen if there is a Conservative minority.

And WHAT exactly would be the advantage of B over A? So if Harper wins with a minority and Jr. comes in second, if I understand you correctly, Jr. should be Prime Minister!!??

No. Non-confidence can be called on B C D etc or the GG can take the reigns until we hit the polls again.

So you are going to turn over the Gov't to someone who quite possibly knows f**k all about running Gov'ts. GGs are generally OK when it comes to social protocol and public relations and which fork to use at the dining hall, but what the f**k do they know about taking the bull by the horns when things get ugly? Can they roll around in the mud, the blood and the beer?

Jesus, some people can be f**king stupid!
 

mentalfloss

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No. Non-confidence can be called on B C D etc or the GG can take the reigns until we hit the polls again.

If there is a Conservative minority government and there is a vote of no-confidence in Harper, the Governor General has two options:

1.) Go to another election
2.) The other parties get to decide who would form government and become PM

If option#2 applies and they can't decide then we go to another election.

The GG will not pick option#1 unless Harper was just shy of a majority and he thinks another election would guarantee a majority.

In option#2 there is no way the other parties will disagree unless their respective seat count is very close and there is a strong chance one of them could emerge with a majority in another election.

The likeliest scenario is that they oust Harper and agree that Shiny Pony would lead and form government.