Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site deepthot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!deepthot!julian From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: Re: Canadian and American systems Message-ID: <193@deepthot.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Mar-84 12:33:49 EST Article-I.D.: deepthot.193 Posted: Mon Mar 5 12:33:49 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 6-Mar-84 07:04:08 EST References: <3431@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: UWO CS, London Canada Lines: 8 In my view, the whole system of government is flawed in a much more serious way than that of whether the PM is elected as such or not: The division of MPs among "parties" where the party whips assume the power to control how MPs vote on the issues. It makes a mockery of the debates, and also of the "representation". When an MP decides to vote against the party line because of his/her conscience or strongly held beliefs or on behalf of her/his electors, it is a noteworthy matter, rather than a routine event.