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Comment Re:The Lack of Common Sense Everywhere is alarming (Score 1) 48

It's absolutely fucking insane that a business based on calling someone for a ride makes those with political power shit themselves with attempts to shut it down. Absolutely insane.

That is not the problem. The problem is that Uber is organizing crime, and continues to do so after beeing caught and fined once already.That is kind kind of a bad thing.

Comment Re:A first: We should follow Germany's lead (Score 1) 700

Then lets avoid picking on Scientology and revoke tax exempt status for all churches.

Leaving aside the problems this would likely pose under American law

Taxing donations does not restrict your right to exercise your religion in any way. And tax-exempt charity organizations has the same kind of restrictions as they do in Germany.

Comment Re:French republic vs monarchy ? (Score 1) 105

The citizens vote to elect the two parliament chambers members, representing proportionally the states and the peoples. Then the parliament (all members of the two chambers) vote to appoint the 7 Federal Council members. There can appoint any citizen of the country even it's not a candidate. As strange as it look like, yes this has happened: a citizen without high view on the politic can be boosted up to the highest level in a few hours. The main goal is to form a stable Federal Council with a proportional diversity of the leading parties. Then 7 Federal Council members decide by them self there minister assignation between them.

That is how democracy works. That is no different from any other country in Europe. You still need to get around the problem of selecting a person the parliament can vote on. They can't vote on everybody.

Comment Re:French republic vs monarchy ? (Score 1) 105

It's only a democratic country because there can vote for the king, but the king choose the ministers and the ministers can do anything. The parliament is a joke to keep some credibility that some discussion exists. The citizen are left with there problems and never take seriously.

The french president have had a lot of power since thr 50s, but appointing the government (or administration as Americans put is) is alwsys the primary responsibility of the head of government. The same happens in all states. Prime ministers to presidents all do that.

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