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Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works? I’m beginning to think not as several posters here seem to equate it with communism or dictatorship or both.
Our government schools have become institutions of indoctrination and not education.
Among the major differences between the governments in question, our wise founders [those who framed and helped to ratify the Constitution of the United States] not only adopted as our nation's supreme law the 2nd and Tenth Amendments, but also adopted Article V, allowing for change, but only in compliance with its stated rules, among which is a 3/4ths approval by the States and People therein . . i.e., consent of the governed as opposed to a 51 percent mob rule system otherwise known as a democracy, or even worse, a dictatorship such as the Cuban government is, and remains so because the people have been disarmed.
Does the above give you a better insight into our system here in the United States?
Our government schools have become institutions of indoctrination and not education.
Among the major differences between the governments in question, our wise founders [those who framed and helped to ratify the Constitution of the United States] not only adopted as our nation's supreme law the 2nd and Tenth Amendments, but also adopted Article V, allowing for change, but only in compliance with its stated rules, among which is a 3/4ths approval by the States and People therein . . i.e., consent of the governed as opposed to a 51 percent mob rule system otherwise known as a democracy, or even worse, a dictatorship such as the Cuban government is, and remains so because the people have been disarmed.
Does the above give you a better insight into our system here in the United States?
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No, it gives me no insight as to why Americans are freaked out by Canadian laws which the majority of Canadians want and which don’t apply to anyone living outside of Canada. It’s as if those Americans are outraged that we have the freedom to make the laws we want and not be forced to have laws they think are better. So they bash our prime minister who wouldn’t be introducing the legislation if he didn’t think it had wide public support.
No, it gives me no insight as to why Americans are freaked out by Canadian laws which the majority of Canadians want and which don’t apply to anyone living outside of Canada. It’s as if those Americans are outraged that we have the freedom to make the laws we want and not be forced to have laws they think are better. So they bash our prime minister who wouldn’t be introducing the legislation if he didn’t think it had wide public support.
My post had nothing to do with anyone being freaked out by Canadian laws. I simply explained some of the differences between our two systems of government.
I guess I wasted my time seeing as you want to rant on about how "Americans are outraged".
My post had nothing to do with anyone being freaked out by Canadian laws. I simply explained some of the differences between our two systems of government.
I guess I wasted my time seeing as you want to rant on about how "Americans are outraged".
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The topic of the thread is a proposed change in Canadian gun laws. That has nothing to do with the American system of government.
The topic of the thread is a proposed change in Canadian gun laws. That has nothing to do with the American system of government.
I addressed the following which is what you wrote:
Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works? I’m beginning to think not as several posters here seem to equate it with communism or dictatorship or both.
I addressed the following which is what you wrote:
Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works? I’m beginning to think not as several posters here seem to equate it with communism or dictatorship or both.
Actually, you did answer my question:
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Our government schools have become institutions of indoctrination and not education.
I was just explaining some of the differences between the government of the United States and that of Canada, and that was in response to your comment . . . "Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works?"
I was just explaining some of the differences between the government of the United States and that of Canada, and that was in response to your comment . . . "Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works?"
From my perspective, it doesn’t explain it. My Canadian school days are long over so things are probably different now… but when I was in school I had a courses in Canadian history and American history in Elementary school and Ancient Civilizations, European history and Canadian History (again) in Junior High. That included discussions of different forms of government.
I’m absolutely flabbergasted that posters here clearly don’t know what communism means but throw the word around with confidence as if they do.
I addressed the following which is what you wrote:
Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works? I’m beginning to think not as several posters here seem to equate it with communism or dictatorship or both.
Truthfully, a majority government in a FPTP system is separated from dictatorship only by the party leader's self-discipline. That may be true even in a minority government such as this one where the NDP is unlikely to defeat a money bill or post a non-confidence motion.
How will “increasing criminal penalties, providing more tools for law enforcement to investigate firearms crimes, and strengthening border security measures” result in more illegal gunrunning?
And what do you mean by EOs? Executive orders? Bull****. As I have already posted on this thread, No Prime Minister, including Justin Trudeau, has the power to change gun laws.
From my post #342:
Trudeau is not a tyrant/dictator. He does not have the power to ban guns in Canada. Parliament does. The Liberals control less than 50% of the votes in the House of Commons so they alone do not have the power to get the legislation passed either. Liberals are counting on the the support of another political party, the NDP, to get the legislation passed.
This not the way a dictatorship works.
Do American schools not teach how a parliamentary system of government works? I’m beginning to think not as several posters here seem to equate it with communism or dictatorship or both.
I'd be happy if American schools taught how a constitutional republic works. It would save a lot of argument with the "we're a democracy" crowd.
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How will “increasing criminal penalties, providing more tools for law enforcement to investigate firearms crimes, and strengthening border security measures” result in more illegal gunrunning?