US Greens congratulate Australian Greens on election victories in Parliament - Independent Political Report
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:20:15 GMT+00:00
Independent Political Report Like Australia and the UK, Americans will have legislators from a party dedicated to human needs, human rights, and the health of our planet, Ms. ... Australian kingmakers to see budget projections New Zealand Herald Key Australian Lawmakers Gather to Debate New Government Makeup San Francisco Chronicle

Spokesman: Iran Determined to Downgrade Ties with Britain - Fars News Agency
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:30:47 GMT+00:00
Fars News Agency "Given the sensitivity of the (Iranian) people and legislators , the relations with London have and will certainly be reviewed in certain areas," ... Fidel Castro: 238 Reasons to be Worried (II) Escambray

New Slovak Parliament Rejects Loan to Greece - The Epoch Times
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:34:32 GMT+00:00
Rejects Loan to Greece The Epoch Times bratislava, Slovakia Slovak legislators on Thursday rejected paying its share of a Greek bailout, prompting disapproving reactions from other ...

How does Parliament deal with issues?
Q. I need to know how Parliament deals with major issues and how it differs from Legislature
Asked by krazykeely101 - Mon Sep 7 17:20:19 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

Thomas Jefferson's main purpose in composing the Declaration of Independence was ?
Q. Thomas Jefferson's main purpose in composing the Declaration of Independence was to... a-raise funds from colonial legislatures to carry on the war. b-explain to the British public why Americans were repudiating George III, in the hopes that Britons would stop Parliament and the king from waging a bloody war. c-justify the action of Congress by blaming the rupture on George III. d-persuade pro-Loyalist New York and Georgia to join the Patriot cause. I strongly believe this one is a tricky question, can somebody help me out here?!
Asked by dimitri v - Sun Dec 27 10:19:04 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Its C. It is not A because, well, declaring independence wasn't going to do a whole lot to encourage states to give money to the cause. It is not B because if the Americans thought by declaring independence the British people would go over to the american side they were crazy. What is described here fits more of what John Jay did in 1775 when he wrote an address to the British people, telling them why they colonies acted as they did and why they should have Parliament stop the war. It is not D because it just isn't. How would Declaring Independence turn people who are already against to your side? It doesn't make sense. It is C.
Answered by red4tribe - Sun Dec 27 11:39:57 2009

Why did Benjamin Franklin oppose Parliament, but not the King?
Q. My American history textbook talks about the aftermath of the Townshend Duties, and how the British didn't want to give up their authority to pass laws governing the colonies. One thing which jumped out at me was this: Colonial spokesmen such as Benjamin Franklin declared that the colonies were independent of Parliament and owed their allegiance only to the monarch. Franklin conceded that the colonies in the past had accepted laws passed by Parliament, but in the future he advised the colonists to "never adopt or acknowledge an Act of Parliament but by a formal law of our own [legislatures]." So did he mean that they should look up to the King as a symbol? Didn't the king have any lawmaking authority? If he did, then that's not a… [cont.]
Asked by sashafierce? - Tue Aug 26 17:59:14 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. No, the English Civil War in the 1640's determined that Parliament controlled the "purse strings". Meaning that they levied the taxes. After 1763 the British thought that the colonies should help pay the hefty bill from helping defend from the French. So Parliament passes a bunch of fun little taxes forgetting that the colonies had no representation in Parliament.
Answered by colliepoodle - Tue Aug 26 22:45:20 2008