Putin Dissolves Government

[Damocles]

It is a sign that he is likely close to retiring and is selecting those who will take over afterward.

 

[Litmus]

It is a sign that he is likely close to retiring and is selecting those who will take over afterward.

The usual process for that is an election. Typically dissolving a government specifically to put in people who will ensure the election goes a certain way would be considered a power grab.

 

[uscitizen]

It is a sign that he is likely close to retiring and is selecting those who will take over afterward.

Like with Thompson and paperless electronic voting over here...

 

[Litmus]

Like with Thompson and paperless electronic voting over here...

You mean like bill and hillary?

 

[Damocles]

The usual process for that is an election. Typically dissolving a government specifically to put in people who will ensure the election goes a certain way would be considered a power grab.

Their constitution allows for this. It is kind of like a backwards vote of no confidence.

Amazingly the new PM is of the same party of the group he just dissolved, it is likely most of them will be right back in at election.

 

[uscitizen]

You mean like bill and hillary?

HUH ? Hillary would never have had a shot if Bush had not so royally screwed the pooch.

 

[Litmus]

HUH ? Hillary would never have had a shot if Bush had not so royally screwed the pooch.

OH bullsnacks.

 

[OrnotBitwise]

The fiend.

Hydrochloric or sulphuric?

Puttanesca.