Does the president have too much power?

[Icequeen]

He is supposedly taking a "mental health day" today.

I don't see it helping him much at all, but it will surely benefit the country IF he doesn't use the day to tweet.

[odeon]

He's taking WHAT?

[Icequeen]

He's taking WHAT?

Basically a tantrum.

He's been rage tweeting since I posted that.

Latest was "WITCH HUNT" in all caps. Wondering where his handlers are?

[Phoenix]

You would think that Canada would learn from watching the  south of us and then Ontario goes and elects his mini me Doug Ford as Premier. He's the brother to the crack smoking mayor that used to run Toronto.

[odeon]

He's taking WHAT?

Basically a tantrum.

He's been rage tweeting since I posted that.

Latest was "WITCH HUNT" in all caps. Wondering where his handlers are?

He's fired them all.

[Calandale]

You would think that Canada would learn from watching the  south of us and then Ontario goes and elects his mini me Doug Ford as Premier. He's the brother to the crack smoking mayor that used to run Toronto.

OMG - I was not aware of this.

[Jack]

MOST of O'Bombem's pardons were a partial attempt to correct a problem Congress just dealt with.

What's that problem? Most appeared to be drug related.

[Phoenix]

You would think that Canada would learn from watching the  south of us and then Ontario goes and elects his mini me Doug Ford as Premier. He's the brother to the crack smoking mayor that used to run Toronto.

OMG - I was not aware of this.

He's such an ass. He's cutting vital programs constantly (mostly aimed at people with disabilities) but he's super proud of his buck a beer program he started and the massive signs to put along the Ontario borders saying "open for business" meanwhile he can't hold on to companies like GM who are closing up their plants entirely and leaving. It's infuriating. And he's changing the list of qualifications for high level positions so he can hire personal family friends. 

[sg1008]

Yes.

We need to restructure. Every community of 300 people max needs a community council. That council ought to send 2 folks to represent the interests of the neighborhood to their city council. The city council ought to send 2 folks to represent the interests of the city to the county. The county ought to send 2 to represent the county to the voting district. The voting district council then ought to vet the nominations for mayor and state congress members.

Then everyone ought to have their vote counted, and majority rule.

We shouldn't have a power-head. No president. Simply a congress. And there can be a cabinet that could represent the executive branch, but no singular head.

Nothing is cohesive in this country. With all our diversity, we need a better system. It wasn't designed for cohesion or for diverse interests- it was designed for competing factions to be sustained, and avoid tyranny of a "majority" among the interests of a far more homogeneous group of citizens.

At least, this is roughly what I imagine would work. Of course- I'm no expert, and I have not studied this very in depth. Its just my opinion/hypothesis.

[Calandale]

MOST of O'Bombem's pardons were a partial attempt to correct a problem Congress just dealt with.

What's that problem? Most appeared to be drug related.

Yeah. Mandatory minimums on non-violent drug offenders.

Basically, the shit that Clinton caused.

Unlike most pardons, these were designed to address (slightly) a general problem,
rather than help out donors.

[Calandale]

And he's changing the list of qualifications for high level positions so he can hire personal family friends. 

Aw...too bad it's too late for Rob.

[El]

I think they should be forced to submit to a mental evaluation before running. They do a physical and results are made public, mental is just as important if not more so...it's a high stress position, the public should know if they might not be up to the task or lack basic self control before they hand them the nuke codes.

I can't imagine a way to implement that that wouldn't not only be corruptible, but be literally immediately corrupted or at least subject to question.

[Phoenix]

And he's changing the list of qualifications for high level positions so he can hire personal family friends. 

Aw...too bad it's too late for Rob.

Apparently Rob left Doug in charge of his estate and guess whose widow isn't getting the money she's owed. It's a frickin circus. Everything in that family is drama and backdoor deals. The OPP have released a statement saying that due to Doug's hiring practices, the independence of the OPP from his office is now in question and he's putting pressure on them for favours.

[Queen Victoria]

I thought Canadians were nice.  Just goes to show you can't trust a stereotyped idea.

[Phoenix]

We can be just as messed up as anyone else. But there definitely is overall a sense of kindness that a lot of Canadians have.