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Old 04-11-2016, 12:12 PM #178
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Originally Posted by joeysteele View Post
On the contrary, it is what Parliament is for to have a government and oppositions who are expected to, and have a duty to, then fully scrutinise all a government does and hold it to account for it all too.
If you think otherwise then what is the point of an elected parliament at all.
Well the government are elected by the people for a period of time to do the job. They have been chosen. The opposition for that period of time are not chosen and therefore not there to micro manage every action the government takes.
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