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With any luck, we can now get rid of him. Problem is, if we do, the UK political environment will become unstable. It'll never happen.<br><br>But what are your thoughts on the matter?

In my book, you can't impeach someone just for not being very good. :)<br><br>I'd consider the main problem to be that Britain's two main parties are both on the right. >.>

Like ... stateside? <!--emo&<_<--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' /><!--endemo-->

<!--QuoteBegin-Richard K Niner+Nov 24 2004, 04:00 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Richard K Niner @ Nov 24 2004, 04:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Like ... stateside? <_< <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Yes, of course. :P<br><br>Right-wing. The liberal side of Britain is the third place party. Nobody really minds, since our parties tend to ignore spectrums altogether, but fundamentally they're both on the right. Conservative more than Labour. I dunno too much, might want to ask Giz, he's at least half awake when it comes to homeland politics. ^^

I don't see this getting past the headlines, but it's a nice idea <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--><br><br>As for the reason for impeachment, it's mainly that he misled the British public and Parliament into unnecessary and costly military action that, while not being as damaging to our public image as it was to America, has still affected our position on the world stage.<br><br>A war for our own personal protection would be grudgingly supported I think, but this is meant to be a democracy, and we were railroaded into the Iraqi conflict.

<!--QuoteBegin-Lilac+Nov 24 2004, 12:52 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Lilac @ Nov 24 2004, 12:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> <!--QuoteBegin-Richard K Niner+Nov 24 2004, 04:00 PM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Richard K Niner @ Nov 24 2004, 04:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Like ... stateside? <!--emo&<_<--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Yes, of course. <!--emo&:P--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' /><!--endemo--><br><br>Right-wing. The liberal side of Britain is the third place party. Nobody really minds, since our parties tend to ignore spectrums altogether, but fundamentally they're both on the right. Conservative more than Labour. I dunno too much, might want to ask Giz, he's at least half awake when it comes to homeland politics. ^^ <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>And to think that around here (in Canada), the parties go Left, Right, Left, Left

Well, techinically, the UK is not a Democracy but a benevolent Oligarchy selected by the people. Parliament is far less limited in what it can do than Congress, and Tony Blair has quite a bit more influence over Parliament than George Bush does over the Legislative or Judicial branches.

<!--QuoteBegin-Septimius Severus+Nov 28 2004, 08:38 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Septimius Severus @ Nov 28 2004, 08:38 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Well, techinically, the UK is not a Democracy but a benevolent Oligarchy selected by the people. Parliament is far less limited in what it can do than Congress, and Tony Blair has quite a bit more influence over Parliament than George Bush does over the Legislative or Judicial branches. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br>Almost, but not quite: an oligarchy is not elected. The House of Lords is not elected but is also pretty unstable and under reform and tends not to come into things anyway since they either agree with Commons or are ignored by the Parliament act. (see: ban on fox hunting)