That's certainly possible. I never really paid much attention to him back then but that wouldn't surprise me.I mean wasn't he big for Ross Perrot when he was a thing and pushing for a 3rd party at that time?
You can now assume that when we are not being told he isn't pooping himself that he is.Question...does Biden pooping himself at a function count?
Oh France Again.
I can't believe this is the same country that George Washington helped liberate from the British King back in the French Revolution.
Wow... all the doublethink in MSM is spewing about it is hilarious.
> Macron is trying to "save our democracy" from the "far right" menace...
Ha! Like something like that would ever happen. Right?A close runner up would be "fortifying" your elections beforehand to ensure only #Democracy approved candidates win.
One of the most haunting things about looking at the 21st century Western political class is realising “Oh God, Macron is the adult in the room.”Macron is actually being surprisingly decent here. His party lost hard, every indication is that Le Pen's nationalist party will win an upcoming election, but instead of clinging to power for another year (which he could do), Macron has dissolved parliament immediately-- triggering an election which he expects his party to lose, because he admits they've lost the supprt of the populace.
Somehow? this is a very common thing that happened countless times in history.What are you guys talking about here? Is this some kind of elaborate joke where you pretend to go along with the retard narrative, or do you actually think that Macron is somehow suspending democracy?
Thanks for explaining. well, this is some very misleading terminology there.To explain what's actually happening: "dissolving parliament" is what you do to trigger elections. There must constitutionally always be a parliament, so dissolving this one forces the election of a new one. In this case, there will be elections in France within a month (July 7th).
Macron is actually being surprisingly decent here. His party lost hard, every indication is that Le Pen's nationalist party will win an upcoming election, but instead of clinging to power for another year (which he could do), Macron has dissolved parliament immediately-- triggering an election which he expects his party to lose, because he admits they've lost the supprt of the populace.
how is this a "gamble that can save democracy?"
they literally just had an election where his party lost with less than half as many votes as the conservative party. do they think having another election 1 month after losing the last election will give different results?
also, is this a stalling tactics where, not liking the result of an election, they just force it to be redone?
does he have veto power or some other way to ensure they are unable to get things done with him as the president?(His own term as President -- separately elected -- will continue anyway. But since his party will almost certainly lose, he'll become a lame duck, and all his plans for reform will be scrapped. Those barely skirted a majority in parliament before, and will no get a majority after July 7th.)
In short: this is no grand diabolical plan. It's basically the only thing he can do to minimise his losses. The long-term hope, I expect, is that Rassemblement National (Le Pen's party) will be unable to deliver on their promises after they win, so people lose faith in them, and return to the Renaissance Party (Macron's party) in a couple of years.
does he have veto power or some other way to ensure they are unable to get things done with him as the president?
What are you guys talking about here? Is this some kind of elaborate joke where you pretend to go along with the retard narrative, or do you actually think that Macron is somehow suspending democracy?
To explain what's actually happening: "dissolving parliament" is what you do to trigger elections. There must constitutionally always be a parliament, so dissolving this one forces the election of a new one. In this case, there will be elections in France within a month (July 7th).
Macron is actually being surprisingly decent here. His party lost hard, every indication is that Le Pen's nationalist party will win an upcoming election, but instead of clinging to power for another year (which he could do), Macron has dissolved parliament immediately-- triggering an election which he expects his party to lose, because he admits they've lost the supprt of the populace.
Different system different rules. we hear that The senate is dissolved and thinkkeep in mind most americans are used to a completely different electoral system were not a parlamentary country.
It's an internet circlejerk. Always assume the dumber option.do you actually think that Macron is somehow suspending democracy?
It's an internet circlejerk. Always assume the dumber option.
At any rate, feels like a slam dunk. The right will come to power, get haplessly hamstrung by competing interests like Meloni was, fail to accomplish anything, and then get voted out in short order.
It will take time and preparation, plus a little luck, to make Europe sane again. At present, all they have are Putin's stooges. Not one of them has institutional power with the media, the bureaucracy, or Big Business. They're more or less doomed to be the controlled opposition.
But she basically turned into a typical succ politician for it, so is she even right wing anymore? What happened to reducing or reversing immigration? Hell, it increased under her.To start with: your cited example goes off the rails immediately, since Meloni has been in power for a while, and her party just came out on top in the EU election, too. Evidently, "the right fails and then loses in short order" cannot then be true across the board.