Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Prime Minister's Questions

Posted by grill at 11:03 PM

English debate is much more lively than our system:

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3 comments:

mgp said...

George W. Bush vs. Harry Reid? I don't think so. But I could see Bill Clinton vs. Newt Gingrich.

8:28 AM
grill said...

I'm pretty sure the PM's questions aren't always asked by opposition leader. Though I do think it would be healthy, to keep the executive from, I don't know, flouting the Constitution. We'll see how these Obama/McCain town halls work out.

8:42 AM
JPA said...

By right and tradition, the Leader of the Loyal Opposition opens the questioning. Then members from both (or in the case of Parliament all) parties are allowed to ask questions. Sometimes the questions from the majority are softballs intended to provide opportunities for the PM to introduce new initiatives, other times they are opportunities to highlight internal disputes.

Congress would have to have invited the President to Capitol Hill, as I understand he can't just show up. Something to do with separation of powers.

I rather like the idea, myself.

11:30 AM

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