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    Hung Parliament? Don't give us ideas

    "Tories beat Labor in Britain's elections Thursday, however the lack of a majority could result in what Britain calls a hung Parliament. It made their cousins wistful on this side of the pond. If Americans could hang congressmen, the U.S. income tax would be celebrating its two hundred twentieth anniversary of never being introduced."

    --comedian Argus Hamilton
    I wonder why the things that should be so simple, so natural... like loving someone and letting them see into your heart... should require so much courage?

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    Re: Hung Parliament? Don't give us ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    "Tories beat Labor in Britain's elections Thursday, however the lack of a majority could result in what Britain calls a hung Parliament. It made their cousins wistful on this side of the pond. If Americans could hang congressmen, the U.S. income tax would be celebrating its two hundred twentieth anniversary of never being introduced."

    --comedian Argus Hamilton
    I'll quite concede that hanging parliament, or congress, could well be a good idea, but don't you think it might give the respective populations the wrong message No more 'love thy neighbour', it'll be 'hang thy neighbour'!
    "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised 'for the good of its victims' may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us 'for our own good' will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C.S. Lewis

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    Re: Hung Parliament? Don't give us ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by Midas View Post
    I'll quite concede that hanging parliament, or congress, could well be a good idea, but don't you think it might give the respective populations the wrong message No more 'love thy neighbour', it'll be 'hang thy neighbour'!
    Or quite possibly send the Congressmen and MEPs the right message

    Perhaps I should say, for the benefit of the listening NSA, I in no way, shape or fashion, actually believe in hanging members of Congress (well maybe a couple of them), so please don't come kicking in my door in the night and carting me off to Gitmo. And please stop the black helicopter overflights as they frighten the dog, and me too for that matter.
    I wonder why the things that should be so simple, so natural... like loving someone and letting them see into your heart... should require so much courage?

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    Imagine waking up to the news that Britain has a hanged parliament!

    Grammar is dead!

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    Re: Hung Parliament? Don't give us ideas

    Quote Originally Posted by uncon View Post
    Imagine waking up to the news that Britain has a hanged parliament!

    Grammar is dead!
    Perhaps he was referring to the Vietnamese gentleman wot lived down the lane, except his name is spelled 'Huong'. It is my understanding that Huong, as he hung up his coat, slipped, catching his neck in the loose belt. As a result he was hanged.
    I wonder why the things that should be so simple, so natural... like loving someone and letting them see into your heart... should require so much courage?

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