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steeljack 02-02-2009 09:41

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Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 674901)
.....and the US government leads the way in brainwashing techniques

No , Granada TV leads the way in that by the number of folk who think Coronation St. is real life ;) :D

Bernard Dawson 02-02-2009 09:45

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Originally Posted by jaysay (Post 674873)
Although our system perfect by a long way, I sooner have it than the Americans where one man can wield so much power, especially when that one man was George W. for 8 years:rolleyes:

George Bush as bad as he was at least got people to vote for him. An elected Government is always preferable to an unelected one.

steeljack 02-02-2009 09:50

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Originally Posted by Robert Owen (Post 674907)
George Bush as bad as he was at least got people to vote for him. An elected Government is always preferable to an unelected one.

But do the buses in Hyndburn run on time ..:rolleyes: :D

andrewb 02-02-2009 09:58

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Originally Posted by Robert Owen (Post 674889)
You could also say Garinda the events in the Lords last week demonstrates what can happen in an unelected second chamber. The people who sit there are accountable to no one. An abuse of power I think they call it.

That would be when they get to make decisions for us, fortunately they don't, that's the commons. If we want to have a go at unelected, unaccountable decision makers, we need to look no further than the European Union.

garinda 02-02-2009 10:12

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Originally Posted by andrewb (Post 674914)
That would be when they get to make decisions for us, fortunately they don't, that's the commons. If we want to have a go at unelected, unaccountable decision makers, we need to look no further than the European Union.

So you won't be licking envelopes for pro-European integration supporter Ken Clarke?:rolleyes:


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