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David__77

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7. The liberals are already represented in parliament.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 01:19 PM

Jul 2013

But they're a minority, and so have no power. That's democracy, right? Why should there be a requirement to be inclusive? Does "inclusive" mean power sharing? If it does - and I think it does - then why should the loser get power? I certainly would not want a victorious progressive government to give even a single bit of power to its opponents.

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