parliamentary meltdowns

If there is one feature of the Obama administration that transcends all others, it is its level of activity. Not a single day passes without a policy initiative being launched, a decision being announced, or a commentary being offered, either by Obama himself or through a government spokesperson. A second and more important characteristic is the strategic content associated with its policy making. This guy has a plan. Whether or not you agree with Obama, you know there’s a sense of direction and a view of a bigger picture. No wonder, then, that Obama is more popular than all our leaders combined.

“… Within five days of the receipt, by the clerk of a standing committee, of a request signed by any four members of the said committee, the Chair of the said committee shall convene such a meeting provided that forty-eight hours’ notice is given of the meeting. For the purposes of this section, the reasons for convening such a meeting shall be stated in the request.”

But wait! What if the committee doesn’t have a chair, because – well, we won’t get into exactly why it doesn’t have a chair. It just doesn’t. Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown. Anyway, I’m not sure what the scenario would be for bringing back a committee without going through the chair, but it can’t be impossible, can it? I mean, that would mean the government could just shut down every single Conservative-chaired committee, and that just seems awfully undemocratic. Tyrannical, even.