Shakeyhands Posted April 27, 2007 Report Posted April 27, 2007 1) always thought that was a q in jbq the underline hides the bottom 2) don't get you panties in a wad 3) whatever, was only trying to help you out. Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
jbg Posted April 27, 2007 Report Posted April 27, 2007 1) always thought that was a q in jbq the underline hides the bottom2) don't get you panties in a wad 3) whatever, was only trying to help you out. Help? What help?In any case, the statute seems to be drafted in such a way as to catch what most people would consider to be bribery. I do not believe that paying a modest amount so that someone can afford to "stand down" and create a bi-election is what the statute was aimed at. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Who's Doing What? Posted April 27, 2007 Report Posted April 27, 2007 Help? What help?In any case, the statute seems to be drafted in such a way as to catch what most people would consider to be bribery. I do not believe that paying a modest amount so that someone can afford to "stand down" and create a bi-election is what the statute was aimed at. YA paying an elected official a bunch of money to get them to do what you want is nothing like bribery. Quote Harper differed with his party on some key policy issues; in 1995, for example, he was one of only two Reform MPs to vote in favour of federal legislation requiring owners to register their guns. http://www.mapleleafweb.com/election/bio/harper.html "You've got to remember that west of Winnipeg the ridings the Liberals hold are dominated by people who are either recent Asian immigrants or recent migrants from eastern Canada: people who live in ghettoes and who are not integrated into western Canadian society." (Stephen Harper, Report Newsmagazine, January 22, 2001)
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