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Re: ORBS: Another Vigilante Group

  • From: Dean Robb
  • Date: Tue Dec 01 13:11:25 1998

At 15:34 11/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 06:48 PM 11/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Say, Bob...a little free with the "our traditions of democracy" stuff
>>aren't you?  Considering you're a Canadian and I don't believe that Canada
>>is a democracy, per se...
>>
>Dean,
>  Not defending Mr. Allisat or anything... unfortunately we happen to hail
>from the same city.  I couldn't let the comment about Canada and democracy
>slide.  Canada is by any definition a democratic nation.  Infact, Kook.BOB
>has run for elected office here at least once, I think several times.  I
>think he's collected a total of about 4 votes.
>
>The fact that we stick the Queen of England on the back of our (funny)
>money doesn't mean we're ruled by the twit.

It was my understanding, based in part on titles like Prime Minister, et
al, that the Canadian form of government is technically a modified
Constitutional Monarchy and not a Representative Democracy (hence the use
of "per se").  If I am in error, I hereby extend my apologies and assure
one and all that no offense was intended.

Polite corrections, if in order, are appreciated!



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Dean Robb
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