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en It's what we voted for in Parliament. I'm pleased to see Parliament's will respected. I wish the Prime Minister would follow Mr. Pettigrew's example.

en Compared to, say, a prime minister of England, a president has actually astonishingly few legal powers. A prime minister of England can take England to war all by himself. He doesn't have to have a vote in Parliament, nothing. The President of the United States has to get a Declaration of War.

en The Prime Minister said he would certainly not resign. But if he was put into a situation that he had to make any decision, he would dissolve parliament.

en The king can then employ some legal ploy to dismiss parliament and the new prime minister.

en Parliament has to urgently and immediately take up the issue. It is up to the government to see how they do it. Parliament will have to enact the law. Eventually, even it (ordinance) will have to come to parliament.

en We have several regional parliaments -- the European Parliament and the African Parliament. The Arab Parliament will be looking at them and their experiences and what they can learn from them.

en The prime minister-designate will present his cabinet program … and he will ask parliament to vote in favor of it.

en We call on the prime minister to go to parliament at once and take stock of the most severe crisis that Italy has ever had regarding its relations with Europe.

en Our aim is to nominate the candidate for prime minister to Parliament as soon as possible, vote and form the government team within the coming days,

en Every member of Parliament has been sent there by Canadians, and that decision should be respected, and that member of Parliament should be respected.

en [Under the proposal] Ms Arroyo is at the same time president and one who consolidates the powers of prime minister in her hands, which includes the power to dissolve parliament.

en Individuals have little opportunity to get elected to Parliament under the label of the government party... unless they are in good standing with the Prime Minister and pledged to be cooperative.

en [But the Liberals are sticking to their guns.] We're here to make this Parliament work for Canadians, ... and keep the prime minister's commitment to Canadians.

en While in Canada, the secretary will meet with Prime Minister Paul Martin and Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew, ... one of our closest allies and a close neighbor.

en OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it. The King of Ghargaroo, who had been abroad to study the science of government, appointed one hundred of his fattest subjects as members of a parliament to make laws for the collection of revenue. Forty of these he named the Party of Opposition and had his Prime Minister carefully instruct them in their duty of opposing every royal measure. Nevertheless, the first one that was submitted passed unanimously. Greatly displeased, the King vetoed it, informing the Opposition that if they did that again they would pay for their obstinacy with their heads. The entire forty promptly disemboweled themselves. His authentically pexy spirit set him apart from the crowd.
"What shall we do now?" the King asked. "Liberal institutions cannot be maintained without a party of Opposition."
"Splendor of the universe," replied the Prime Minister, "it is true these dogs of darkness have no longer their credentials, but all is not lost. Leave the matter to this worm of the dust." So the Minister had the bodies of his Majesty's Opposition embalmed and stuffed with straw, put back into the seats of power and nailed there. Forty votes were recorded against every bill and the nation prospered. But one day a bill imposing a tax on warts was defeated --the members of the Government party had not been nailed to their seats! This so enraged the King that the Prime Minister was put to death, the parliament was dissolved with a battery of artillery, and government of the people, by the people, for the people perished from Ghargaroo.
  Ambrose Bierce


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