Short sighted
If Pat O'Brien wants to leave the Liberal party because he's against same-sex marriage, that's all well and good. But to insinuate as he does that he might bring down the government over it...
Look, how much do you have to hate gay people before you are willing to waste millions of taxpayer dollars (not to mention our time) just to prevent their access to equal rights? And assuming he's otherwise on board with the Liberals, has he thought at all about what losses he'll be taking in a Stephen Harper-led government just to gain a win on gay marriage?
Look, how much do you have to hate gay people before you are willing to waste millions of taxpayer dollars (not to mention our time) just to prevent their access to equal rights? And assuming he's otherwise on board with the Liberals, has he thought at all about what losses he'll be taking in a Stephen Harper-led government just to gain a win on gay marriage?
"He complained that the hearings have been given an artificial and unnecessary June 14 deadline. He said witnesses are only given 24 hours' notice to appear, are often berated and insulted by members of Parliament on both sides of the issue..."
This is pretty weak sauce though, to be fair. I think he has a valid point, though I disagree with his stance against gay marriage, he does seem to be more against the way the Grits are handling this issue... judging from the article anyway.
Posted by
Jeromy Lloyd |
7:30 PM
Yeah, and that I have no problem with - it's this:
O'Brien said it is "not his objective" to vote against and defeat the government in a non-confidence motion. But he said he wasn't ruling out any democratic action to try and defeat the proposed same-sex marriage bill.
Sounds like this Karygiannis guy and his friends are in the same boat. They're all willing, or hinting they're willing, to call a new election because they don't want gays to have equal rights. That has nothing to do with how the Liberals cocked up those hearings.
Posted by
Ian |
8:45 PM
Good point, but I doubt anything will come of their threats. None of them have popular support (mostly because they're nobodies in the national popularity contest we call Parliament), and taking down the gov. would make them a)hated by left-leaners (no politician likes being hated), and b)lose popularity among their original supporters who would see them as flip-flopping.
Posted by
Jeromy Lloyd |
6:24 PM
Excellent points, all - I'll only add that they're already getting some hate from people for this. Like me, for example.
Posted by
Ian |
6:30 PM