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Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by refurb on Friday September 18, 2020 @11:00PM (#24524559)
If anything th me parliamentary system has fewer checks and balances since the execute and legislative branches are one in the same.

Not to mention the Canadian senate just rubber stamps everything.

I think the corruption is much better hidden in Canada and plus the lower level of political engagement, you end up with a seemingly better system, that is in fact no better.

And SNC-Lavalin was a mockery of the separation of powers. The PM tried to pressure the minister of justice to go easy on a company that was also a big fundraiser. Jesus, the US has seen that blatant amount of corruption since Nixon (maybe the Iran-Contra).

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Re:Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died by throw0101a on Sunday September 20, 2020 @02:15PM (#24535951)
> If anything th me parliamentary system has fewer checks and balances since the execute and legislative branches are one in the same.

How are those "checks and balances" working out in the US?

At least in a Parliamentary system and major issues can be fixed with the next majority of the Opposition. In the US system it is hard to get anything passed (even when it is important), and if something bad is rammed through, good luck trying to reverse it. Unless you delegate to the Executive branch.

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