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A King with his parlementary majority rules easily.
I don't know how even to articulate an argument that it's constitutional to give a vote to a D.C. representative in the House. Ann Althouse 2009
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For about 6 years in the early 90s I was a participant in an online network (ISCABBS if someone is curious) that evolved from "Dave is god, whatever he says goes" to a community (*) that started to evolve away from a space ruled by a bevevolent despot to a parlementary monarchy.
Law is code 2004
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The problem was that the French Canadians formed a dominated ethnic group and via parlementary insitution ended up holding power and decided that the majority had the right to feel at home.
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Louis XV issued edicts that limited parlementary power and outlawed the judicial strike.
1731 2001
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It had two phases: a parlementary revolt and a revolt of the princes.
c. France 2001
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I agree there were parlementary manouvers used to pass the Amendments under reconciliation, and I think that this was necessary because at the time, getting 60 votes for cloture was not going to be possible.
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Given the formidable task of raising the funds to support state and army, d'Emery used any means possible to increase taxes and cut parlementary salaries.
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Mazarin held him, along with the Duke of Beaubort, responsible for encouraging the parlementary stand against new taxes in 1647 and eventually exiled him in September of 1648.
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Proceeding from a sober assessment of the balance of political forces in France in the wake of recent collisions between parlement and court, Mably ... provides what is in effect a strategic recipe for the overthrow of French absolutism: parlementary resistance to the court is to be used as a lever to overturn the government, permitting a restored and reconstructed Estates General to assume full legislative authority within a modern constitutional monarchy.
German Joys 2009
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I understand your frustration, but I would like to see answers to questions (like what is the next step in this kabuki dance of parlementary procedure.
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