THE US GOVERNMENT HAS SHUT DOWN

キノピオ八十五 said:
Who decides when the critical mass is, though?

i think you could just make it happen automatically
 
So the Republicans have enough power in the government to stop the health care law from being funded, but not enough power to repeal it? How government works is all really confusing.
 
Screw goverment.

Pokemon X and Y are the most upcoming important thing.

(then again I am venezuelan so I can't speak for ya guys)
 
Dr. Javelin said:
Purple Yoshi said:
Well, the Queen is higher than the Governor-General. In fact, they're appointed by the Queen.
are you seriously suggesting that monarchy is anything other than a bad system

I'd like to hear how terrible monarchy is, actually.
 
Dr. Javelin said:
Purple Yoshi said:
Well, the Queen is higher than the Governor-General. In fact, they're appointed by the Queen.
are you seriously suggesting that monarchy is anything other than a bad system
It worked for Germany
 
Radagast the Brown said:
seems to work out pretty well for us from what I've seen
Because of all the queens power you know the power that's never been taken away before
 
I'm not saying the Australian system is superior, hell no. You should see what happened in our last election. We have members in the Senate from the Australian Sports Party and the Motoring Enthusiasts Party. And these parties don't have many members in them. We also have Clive Palmer in parliament. He's this rich mining magnate who wants to build the Titanic II and a Jurassic Park theme park. And he started his own party.
 
キノピオ八十五 said:
Purple Yoshi said:
You guys really need a Govenor-General. Someone who can have a higher power than the President in emergencies like these.

IDK about you, but to me that sounds like power just begging to be abused.
IDK Quentin Bryce has appeared to be nothing but fair since she was put in the role.

Purple Yoshi said:
I'm not saying the Australian system is superior, hell no. You should see what happened in our last election. We have members in the Senate from the Australian Sports Party and the Motoring Enthusiasts Party. And these parties don't have many members in them. We also have Clive Palmer in parliament. He's this rich mining magnate who wants to build the Titanic II and a Jurassic Park theme park. And he started his own party.
I put this more down to the voters being ignorant of where their votes are going, or simply not voting below the line. Having said that, I'm still not sure why everyone bitches about Clive Palmer because he actually has some decent policies (bar wanting to get rid of the carb