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	Comments on: Luciano Busuttil&#8217;s keen understanding of representative democracy	</title>
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		By: k. pace		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[k. pace]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2015 07:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3039990&quot;&gt;Julian Borg&lt;/a&gt;.

He surely must, otherwise he would forget his name.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3039990">Julian Borg</a>.</p>
<p>He surely must, otherwise he would forget his name.</p>
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		By: sopradodes		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sopradodes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 20:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[He is getting fatter ! Of course he is &#039;eating &#039;with many mouths]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He is getting fatter ! Of course he is &#8216;eating &#8216;with many mouths</p>
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		By: Blackarrow		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackarrow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just another from the cheap striped tie brigade.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just another from the cheap striped tie brigade.</p>
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		By: Claude Sciberras		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Claude Sciberras]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It would be interesting to know what Luciano Busuttil used to say about Franco Debono&#039;s outbursts during the last legislature. 

To my knowledge the Labour Party felt that Prime Minister Gonzi should have listened to him and never asked him to resign. 

Having said that, I too think that if Marlene Farrugia feels so strongly about this, then she needs to take it up with her leader and parliamentary group and if they do not take heed then she should resign. 

If all you do is grumble and do nothing about it, then you become part of the problem.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It would be interesting to know what Luciano Busuttil used to say about Franco Debono&#8217;s outbursts during the last legislature. </p>
<p>To my knowledge the Labour Party felt that Prime Minister Gonzi should have listened to him and never asked him to resign. </p>
<p>Having said that, I too think that if Marlene Farrugia feels so strongly about this, then she needs to take it up with her leader and parliamentary group and if they do not take heed then she should resign. </p>
<p>If all you do is grumble and do nothing about it, then you become part of the problem.</p>
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		By: J Sammut		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[J Sammut]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the PN, the leader is not the be all and end all of the party.

In the MLP, PL, Partit Soċjalista, New Labour, Partit tal-Ħaddiema, the leader is the one to whom everyone must bow.

This is the kind of behaviour you see in dictatorial regimes.

A case in point is the choice of the party secretary-general. People who support Labour would write that Simon Busuttil kicked out Chris Said and is going to choose Rosette Thake as HIS secretary-general. 


They say such things because subconsciously they measure the PN by PL standards, where in the latter, the general conference elected a secretary-general  and Joseph Muscat did away with the post and placed his favourite person as part executive secretary.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the PN, the leader is not the be all and end all of the party.</p>
<p>In the MLP, PL, Partit Soċjalista, New Labour, Partit tal-Ħaddiema, the leader is the one to whom everyone must bow.</p>
<p>This is the kind of behaviour you see in dictatorial regimes.</p>
<p>A case in point is the choice of the party secretary-general. People who support Labour would write that Simon Busuttil kicked out Chris Said and is going to choose Rosette Thake as HIS secretary-general. </p>
<p>They say such things because subconsciously they measure the PN by PL standards, where in the latter, the general conference elected a secretary-general  and Joseph Muscat did away with the post and placed his favourite person as part executive secretary.</p>
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		By: dutchie		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3040014</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dutchie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don&#039;t you hate it how so many idiots on the increase use the line &quot;I&#039;m just saying&quot; at the end of an insult thinking that they can clear themselves of any responsibility?

http://psychcentral.com/lib/defending-against-im-just-saying-and-other-verbal-annoyances/00012762]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t you hate it how so many idiots on the increase use the line &#8220;I&#8217;m just saying&#8221; at the end of an insult thinking that they can clear themselves of any responsibility?</p>
<p><a href="http://psychcentral.com/lib/defending-against-im-just-saying-and-other-verbal-annoyances/00012762" rel="nofollow ugc">http://psychcentral.com/lib/defending-against-im-just-saying-and-other-verbal-annoyances/00012762</a></p>
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		By: John		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3040006&quot;&gt;Joe Fenech&lt;/a&gt;.

This is perplexing. Surely you mean Perspex.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3040006">Joe Fenech</a>.</p>
<p>This is perplexing. Surely you mean Perspex.</p>
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		By: John		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3040010</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3039995&quot;&gt;ACD&lt;/a&gt;.

Quite right. A member of parliament represents all citizens residing in his/her constituency, immaterial of who they voted for, indeed, immaterial of whether or not they voted at all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3039995">ACD</a>.</p>
<p>Quite right. A member of parliament represents all citizens residing in his/her constituency, immaterial of who they voted for, indeed, immaterial of whether or not they voted at all.</p>
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		By: Joseph Farrugia		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3040009</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Farrugia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Incredible. Look who&#039;s talking! Let&#039;s not forget something here. Marlene Farrugia got elected by her own merit from the 5th District whilst he only entered parliament due to extra allocation of seating.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Incredible. Look who&#8217;s talking! Let&#8217;s not forget something here. Marlene Farrugia got elected by her own merit from the 5th District whilst he only entered parliament due to extra allocation of seating.</p>
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		By: Guzu Gatt		</title>
		<link>https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/05/luciano-busuttils-keen-understanding-of-representative-democracy/#comment-3040007</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guzu Gatt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2015 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Turnip Brain is fishing for another job that  he can&#039;t get through meritocracy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Turnip Brain is fishing for another job that  he can&#8217;t get through meritocracy.</p>
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