tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post6611265199035046123..comments2024-03-27T07:47:11.168-07:00Comments on LA REVUE GAUCHE - Left Comment: An Idea Whose Time Has ComeEUGENE PLAWIUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736971647879996375noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-19941908703490063012007-11-07T01:48:00.000-08:002007-11-07T01:48:00.000-08:00Wordpress has been having problems lately however ...Wordpress has been having problems lately however Woman At Mile Zero has her own issues. Take what she posted above and then her comment on her own blog that she supports proportional representation, an issue that has not been discussed since 2004-2005. And which I believe must be the alternative to abolishing the senate.EUGENE PLAWIUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736971647879996375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-90094238045264543552007-11-06T17:37:00.000-08:002007-11-06T17:37:00.000-08:00Turns out Wordpress blogs hold all first time post...Turns out Wordpress blogs hold all first time posters for moderation - which makes my snit ill-advised.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-31658623378530027822007-11-06T15:10:00.000-08:002007-11-06T15:10:00.000-08:00She's OK with posting her views on other blogs - n...She's OK with posting her views on other blogs - <A HREF="http://rustyidols.blogspot.com/2007/11/more-no-comments-follies.html" REL="nofollow">not so much with other people posting their views on her blog.</A>Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-9189936969617270892007-11-06T13:45:00.000-08:002007-11-06T13:45:00.000-08:00It is not a stupid idea. It has been NDP and CCF p...It is not a stupid idea. It has been NDP and CCF policy for many years. Just like it was NDP policy to get our of NATO which is all the more relevant now eh wot.<BR/><BR/>Once again it only works if the Senate is replaced by either proportional representation and an expanded House of the Common Folk or else through Constituent Assemblies as Papineau suggested.EUGENE PLAWIUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736971647879996375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-61749382886796031872007-11-06T09:29:00.000-08:002007-11-06T09:29:00.000-08:00What an incredibly good idea. We can see south of...What an incredibly<I> good</I> idea. We can see south of the border right now how even an elected senate can thwart the democratic will of the people. <BR/><BR/>Even an elected Senate is a recipe for obstruction and gridlock. There are ways to promote and protect the good of federalism without a body who's supposed role is to see the national forest through the regional trees.<BR/><BR/>Put a pillow over its face. The Senate is an old fashioned bulwark for old fashioned inherited power.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9311998.post-30329848207675410852007-11-06T06:59:00.000-08:002007-11-06T06:59:00.000-08:00An incredibly stupid idea. That's all I can say a...An incredibly stupid idea. That's all I can say about it. Jack's an idiot for falling for this one.Woman at Mile 0https://www.blogger.com/profile/02007966021603937917noreply@blogger.com