Tuesday, January 10, 2006

Simple Math for Paul Martin

The number ONE complaint of most Canadians is TWO fold:

  1. Crime is out of control and nothing is being done to curb it.
  2. Much of the blame rests squarely in the laps of judges; individuals who clearly seem unwilling to be tough on criminals. For example, apparently stealing 50, 100, or even 1,000 cars doesn't merit any kind of a lengthy sentence from most judges. But since judges are appointed, they are completely unaccountable to the people.
Yet Paul Martin wants to give ALL power to the judges and in the process make politicians completely free of responsibility for anything. With judges ultimately deciding everything, why on earth do we even need to hold elections anymore? Well, perhaps to have somebody to appoint more judges!

I have to believe that even the most devout advocates of a socialist democracy must have winced at Martin's ludicrous suggestion last night to remove the Nothwithstanding power from the politicians.

Unlike judges, politicians are ultimately held accountable, even if it is only every 4 to 5 years. And so to conclude this little Math exercise, number THREE will be Paul Martin's eventual realization, after he loses the upcoming election, of how completely out of touch he is with the Canadian public.

1 comment:

Robert W. said...

If you want to see a prime example of exactly how our federal government has gone terribly off-track then read this: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20051215/COMPASSION15/TPNational/Canada

You'll learn that $11 Million was spent on a program to provide financial relief to Canadians caring for a terminally ill loved one. Sounds great. Except for one thing: $69 Million was spent administering it!

That, in a nutshell, is why we're paying huge amounts in taxes but are still incredibly in debt.