September 21, 2009
Give Local Gov'ts More Power or Face Secession
That's the warning given by Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vincent Cable regarding the powerful central government in ... the United Kingdom.
He told delegates that the party was committed to "generally federal solutions" that would let the Scots, the Welsh and the Northern Irish gain more revenue-raising powers to create "much more genuine home rule but within the UK"."Unless we grapple with this, it will lead to conflict and possible secession. We have to start raising the warning here and now about what could happen."
Apparently they have some Limey Glen Beck over there raising his own rabble. Another common theme between UK and US governments was also mentioned:
He also called for electoral reform to stop the practice of "rotten boroughs", where MPs felt under no threat due to their large majorities. Making votes count was crucial to improving the behaviour of MPs, said Cable.
I'd like to co-opt that term for the congressional districts of Jared Polis and Diana DeGette of Colorado, Barney Frank of Massachusetts, Charles Rangel of New York, and at least a hundred other congressmen across the land. Can I get a hell yeah?
(And 10 bonus points to the first who can explain what an "unelected quango" is.)
Freedom on the March Government Posted by JohnGalt at September 21, 2009 6:27 PM
The UK is ten steps worse than we are here... I can understand where the secessionist sentiment might come in. They are a true nanny-state. More surveillance than East Germany, a greater social net than France, and no difference at all between the two parties.
The U.S. is not this bad yet.
This also explains, in part, why we do not have our own little Dan Hannans running around, and why your call for a "Hell ya" will not be heard by many. Sad, but true.
Posted by: T. Greer at September 21, 2009 8:16 PMHell yeah, and it's a perfect fit for Rangel. His district is almost entirely within upper Manhattan, which politically is entirely rotten. All five New York boroughs are.
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at September 21, 2009 9:43 PM | What do you think? [2]