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Old 12-13-2009, 03:38 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Lateralus View Post
The Prime Minister we elect cannot rule the nation in the same way as the president can rule America, for example. And I think we are operating fine this way, it ensures that not too much power is given to one particular person or party and well basically, why try to change something when it has been working fine for over one hundred years?
This is concerning to me. It sounds as if your perception is that the President of the United States is declared supreme leader for four years. As a matter of origin, the the President is routinely denied authority on matter based on our separation of powers.

Part of me is concerned this is somehow coloring your view on Republic's in general. Is it?
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