tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post116338329738670216..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Ehud Olmert CopperfieldJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1163442794431887902006-11-13T20:33:00.000+02:002006-11-13T20:33:00.000+02:00Absolutely, Jameel. Great post. Anyone who has a p...Absolutely, Jameel. Great post. Anyone who has a problem with the way things happen in Israel, stop making excuses and make aliyah! Help us change it here, so that we can eventually be a light unto the nations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1163435630596628392006-11-13T18:33:00.000+02:002006-11-13T18:33:00.000+02:00Don't forget that Netanyahu broke with the Likud t...Don't forget that Netanyahu broke with the Likud to cast the deciding vote in the direct election vote.<BR/><BR/>He was confident of his own ability and charisma. And it worked for him, for one election (though barely). By the time 1999 rolled around the direct election law made him a liability (though Likud may well have won under the old rules.)Soccer Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142724823098073038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-1163430330340790552006-11-13T17:05:00.000+02:002006-11-13T17:05:00.000+02:00England may have taken 1000s of years to perfect i...England may have taken 1000s of years to perfect its system of government, but it only took Tony Blair 8 years to dismantle most of that. See for example the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_and_Regulatory_Reform_Bill" REL="nofollow">Abolition of Parliament Act</A>. No checks and balances can work without a vigilant (and, preferably, armed) populace, otherwise it's all just a giant game of <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomic" REL="nofollow">Nomic</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com