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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (41387)	11/19/2005 3:48:19 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

"So it is sufficient simply for a PM to shoot off his mouth to get you into a war" I wasn't speaking to the formal process. I was speaking to the genesis. Quite simply: we had an obligation to support the commonwealth. We did so. That is your answer as to WHY? "Got a link to the text" The BNA Act is not an arcane document. It came about as a response to the fear of "Manifest Destiny" so it should not be unfamiliar to those whom study American History. en.wikipedia.org "Canada and the other British dominions achieved full legislative sovereignty with the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, but prior to the Canada Act 1982 the British North America Acts were excluded from the operation of the Statute of Westminster and could only be amended by the British Parliament." collections.ic.gc.ca "The BNA Act (now called the Constitutional Law of 1867) is regarded as the basic document of the Canadian Constitution. Outlined by the Fathers of Confederation, the act was a basic constitutional settlement by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. English constitutional principles and institutions would continue to operate in all the provinces "under the name of Canada" much the same as they functioned in Great Britain. The most significant changes concerned the fundamental rights of Québec. Québec legislative courts were allowed to function in both French and English and the province was also given its own civil law and religion for the most part. All provinces were given exclusive legislative power over a number of issues. While the provinces were guaranteed certain rights and privileges, they were to remain federally united as a single Dominion, subject to the royal authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen Victoria gave Royal Assent to the act in 1867. The new government was sworn in and the senate was formed on July 1, now celebrated as Canada Day to commemorate the event." worldhistory.com "YOU had interests in this war?" Our Head of State was at war and we had promised to defend Mother England. It is enough. You were independent of Britain. We were not. We still are not. "I failed to see reference to your peacekeeping troops in Sudan that are busily keeping the Arabs from slaughtering the blacks" That is because I claimed that we do "what we can"--NOT that we had supplied troops to Darfur. In a previous post I stated that I thought it better if the world was united by formal Convention to intrude into the affairs of Sovereign nations AT THE VERY TIME when atrocities such as genocide are taking place. This is not an issue of blame. I don't think it is a "cultural" right or privilege that any country should butcher thousands of innocent citizens with axes and whatever else is to hand. "an army of young kids will beat an army of old men" Damn, we are smart! GREAT ARGUMENT! WE would only get in their way when they are attempting great deeds! You and I will stay home and golf! I will see you on the Floor tomorrow to pass that Bill! Now how many boys can we spare for Country XYZ? "We've got quite a collection of your former citizens down here" We like the weather and the women! <g>