How The British Do It

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Dude’s a stud! And a very articulate, well-informed one at that.

I can’t think of a single American politician, with the exception of Ron Paul, willing to stand up and deliver a speech with that kind of moral weight to the President.

You’re right. He should come here and speak to the American people. The problem is: They’d never let him. Knowledge is power and power, in the hands of the people, can be very, very dangerous.[/quote]

By the same token (and mind you I really liked the clip) our head of government is an executive and not part of the legislature. A more appropriate analog would be a representative giving that speech to Nancy Pelosi or for this dude (even though he is NOT in the British Parliment) to give it to the Queen.

Of course that sounds like the opening of a Monty Python sketch but the reality is that Britain is run by their House of Representatives. This guy did not even rate for that body. That’s probably why Brown is chuckling at him.

[ibjames]

[quote=AN][quote=esmith]Rogues do it from behind.[/quote]
Can’t do that if you get caught by my freeze trap :-).[/quote]

wow.. never thought I would see this on this forum!

[ibjames]

[quote=AN][quote=esmith]Rogues do it from behind.[/quote]
Can’t do that if you get caught by my freeze trap :-).[/quote]

wow.. never thought I would see this on this forum!

[ibjames]

[quote=AN][quote=esmith]Rogues do it from behind.[/quote]
Can’t do that if you get caught by my freeze trap :-).[/quote]

wow.. never thought I would see this on this forum!

[ibjames]

[quote=AN][quote=esmith]Rogues do it from behind.[/quote]
Can’t do that if you get caught by my freeze trap :-).[/quote]

wow.. never thought I would see this on this forum!

[ibjames]

[quote=AN][quote=esmith]Rogues do it from behind.[/quote]
Can’t do that if you get caught by my freeze trap :-).[/quote]

wow.. never thought I would see this on this forum!

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.[/quote]
The House was styled on the Commons. That’s why it was elected when the Senate was not (look it up). The House of Lords has essentially no power. That is because it is a hereditary house of peerage (not elected citizens) and that is why its future is currently being debated as to reform. The last time I was in Britain, the consensus was that it would soon be replaced with an elected senate. However, since the country already has a working legislature, nobody really cares enough to move this forward.

As far as the MEP in question, I think that his post is slightly more relevant than a Ron Paul candidacy. At least Mr. Daniel gets to be elected to a paying job and some actual influence on public policy, but again, it still just the European Parliment. Sort of like being governor of central Baja.

While I am not a fan of Ms. P, Allan, she is pretty good with the big words. But yes she is certainly vampiric.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.[/quote]
The House was styled on the Commons. That’s why it was elected when the Senate was not (look it up). The House of Lords has essentially no power. That is because it is a hereditary house of peerage (not elected citizens) and that is why its future is currently being debated as to reform. The last time I was in Britain, the consensus was that it would soon be replaced with an elected senate. However, since the country already has a working legislature, nobody really cares enough to move this forward.

As far as the MEP in question, I think that his post is slightly more relevant than a Ron Paul candidacy. At least Mr. Daniel gets to be elected to a paying job and some actual influence on public policy, but again, it still just the European Parliment. Sort of like being governor of central Baja.

While I am not a fan of Ms. P, Allan, she is pretty good with the big words. But yes she is certainly vampiric.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.[/quote]
The House was styled on the Commons. That’s why it was elected when the Senate was not (look it up). The House of Lords has essentially no power. That is because it is a hereditary house of peerage (not elected citizens) and that is why its future is currently being debated as to reform. The last time I was in Britain, the consensus was that it would soon be replaced with an elected senate. However, since the country already has a working legislature, nobody really cares enough to move this forward.

As far as the MEP in question, I think that his post is slightly more relevant than a Ron Paul candidacy. At least Mr. Daniel gets to be elected to a paying job and some actual influence on public policy, but again, it still just the European Parliment. Sort of like being governor of central Baja.

While I am not a fan of Ms. P, Allan, she is pretty good with the big words. But yes she is certainly vampiric.

[urbanrealtor]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Dan: Actually, the British Parliament is made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, with the majority of the power residing in the House of Lords. They (the British) don’t have a House of Representatives, although the House of Commons would be close.

Hannan (the speaker) is not a British MP (Member of Parliament), rather, he’s an MEP (British Member of the European Parliament). You should read his blog, he’s quite an interesting guy, with a strong Conservative (using the term as the British would) background.

And, Nancy Pelosi wouldn’t understand his speech. Too many big words for that vampiric, shriveled skank to process.[/quote]
The House was styled on the Commons. That’s why it was elected when the Senate was not (look it up). The House of Lords has essentially no power. That is because it is a hereditary house of peerage (not elected citizens) and that is why its future is currently being debated as to reform. The last time I was in Britain, the consensus was that it would soon be replaced with an elected senate. However, since the country already has a working legislature, nobody really cares enough to move this forward.

As far as the MEP in question, I think that his post is slightly more relevant than a Ron Paul candidacy. At least Mr. Daniel gets to be elected to a paying job and some actual influence on public policy, but again, it still just the European Parliment. Sort of like being governor of central Baja.

While I am not a fan of Ms. P, Allan, she is pretty good with the big words. But yes she is certainly vampiric.

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