Bishop Hill does not believe in a constitutional crisis.
My own view, based on such evidence as that produced by Burning Our Money, is rather that a constitutional crisis has existed for quite some time.
BH says, in respect of the danger of the FPTP system apparently responsible for these data being replaced with PR:
It would be [...]
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Bathwater
Posted in constitution, tagged FPTP, PR on 28 May, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The least worst option
Posted in constitution, tagged written on 23 May, 2009 | 5 Comments »
David Davis, at the Libertarian Alliance, is overwhelmed with enthusiasm for the ongoing constitutional debate (despite the evidence).
This sort of discussion usually bogs down in complicated politico-philosophical terminology and so, lacking the relevant vocabulary to the extent of having to make up words (you’ll have to guess which), I would prefer to keep this simple.
A [...]
Ain’t-that-the-truth dept.
Posted in constitution, tagged laziness on 23 May, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bodwyn Wook on the constitutional problem:
At the heart of the matter is simple personal laziness, moral and physical; and, a testimonial to the eternal fitness of malingering and sympathetic theft.
Well, yes. This is quite true.
How are we expected to deal with it? Just curious.
Lesser of two evils
Posted in constitution, tagged written on 23 May, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Bodwyn Wook on constitutional reform:
Is a written constitution really a reasonable idea?
May it be, indeed, too much so?
One ought to read the whole thing.
The argument seems to be similar to that of P.J. Proudhon (“I voted against your Constitution [which he had allegedly helped to draft] not [...]
Constitution
Posted in constitution, tagged constitutional reform on 17 May, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Guthrum, at looking for a voice, reports on the campaign of LPUK candidate (Cambridgeshire CC) Andrew Hunt, who has been out on the surface of the planet.
The anger on the door step against all three major parties was palpable… The common thread, whether they would vote Libertarian or not, was that there has [...]
