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Enjoying some bedtime hay after a busy day snoopervising BunMum’s annual report work. We can hardly wait until the weekend when we can catch up on Mastodon! 😊❤️ -Skye
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I thought BunMum's report was finished?!
I thought BunMum's report was finished?!
@RainCityBunnies Sadly not yet! 😂 It’s the project that won’t wrap up. The Comms monsters had their fill but it’s been with Finance and the Deputy Minister and with the ministry that runs all ministries… finally got it off to our graphic designer who I have a love/hate relationship with 🤣 and it’s also back and forth with him. Then come the auditors in the next two weeks.. We also have an election on Monday which could throw things into disarray 🤣🤪
Andy@Satori @RainCityBunnies Good grief! I’ve been always from the 🐘 for a week or so and I was sure you’d be past all that by now. I hope the last parts go smoothly for you (and best luck 🍀 for sane results from your elections)
Picasso 
@thegreatrabbit @Satori @RainCityBunnies Yes, sane results please. But not holding my breath. Don't be like Ontario last year. Lowest turnout ever gave Ford the political capital to muck things up at will.
@Byronrabbit @thegreatrabbit @RainCityBunnies That was truly a dark day when he was re-elected. I was so stunned and dismayed when the voter turnout was so low! Early voting is high, but there are only a few “swing tidings” that can make or break it, sadly.
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mom has read that here in the U.S. 80% of voters would vote for a bag of rocks if it had an "R", or "D", as its party affiliation. So politicians are only trying to sway that 20% of voters without antagonizing the other 80%.
mom has read that here in the U.S. 80% of voters would vote for a bag of rocks if it had an "R", or "D", as its party affiliation. So politicians are only trying to sway that 20% of voters without antagonizing the other 80%.
@RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit Wow, that's funny. Sort of. That 20% may be true here too. Canada, federal and provincial, has 3 main parties and the parliamentary system means you don't vote directly for a PM or Premier, but for the party rep in your riding (yep, determined by how far a horse can travel in a day...). The party that wins the most ridings forms the government. The US system is cleaner, clearer, rocks notwithstanding 😀
@Byronrabbit @Satori @thegreatrabbit
except that the US system has the electoral college, which means a candidate can lose the popular vote yet still become president , representing rule by the minority
except that the US system has the electoral college, which means a candidate can lose the popular vote yet still become president , representing rule by the minority
@RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit oh yeah, I forgot about that. That's an unfortunate blip in the system.
@Byronrabbit @Satori @thegreatrabbit
a very unfortunate blip, one which leads to the tyranny of minority rule
a very unfortunate blip, one which leads to the tyranny of minority rule
@RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit Gore-Bush, Clinton-Trump, those were bad years. I know there's been talk of abolishing it. Wonder if that'll ever happen.
Place your bets - will the US abolish the Electoral College before Canada abolishes the monarchy?
Place your bets - will the US abolish the Electoral College before Canada abolishes the monarchy?
C.@Byronrabbit @RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit
Both would require a constitutional amendment. That's simply impossible in Canada right now, and seems unlikely to change for many years.
The USA has a clearly defined way to amend their constitution, and has done it a number of times (but not recently).
If I had to put money on which of those comes first, it would be the electoral college in the USA, though it exists for a reason...
@cazabon @Byronrabbit @Satori @thegreatrabbit
2/2 ea house of Congress can barely muster a majority on any given bill, much less a 2/3's majority. our Senate is a huge problem bc a state with few people, e.g., Montana or Wyoming, still has two Senators, the same as our most populous states (California, Texas, Florida, and New York-not that I'm a fan of Texas or Florida these days). that coupled with candidates winning the presidency despite losing the popular vote = tyranny of the minority
2/2 ea house of Congress can barely muster a majority on any given bill, much less a 2/3's majority. our Senate is a huge problem bc a state with few people, e.g., Montana or Wyoming, still has two Senators, the same as our most populous states (California, Texas, Florida, and New York-not that I'm a fan of Texas or Florida these days). that coupled with candidates winning the presidency despite losing the popular vote = tyranny of the minority
@RainCityBunnies @cazabon @Satori @thegreatrabbit It would be refreshing if these issues could be resolved with a referendum. Sigh...
@Byronrabbit @RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit
In Canada's case, we've had two national referendums on amending the constitution since 1982. Both failed.
We asked and got Britain to pass the Canada Act which gave up their ability to modify our constitution (since they originally created it). And then Canada passed (minus Quebec...) the Constitution Act (1982) which gave us a system that defined a way to amend the constitution, but with conditions that make doing so impossible.
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I just saw my mistake in this. For the Latin pedants out there, yes, Canada has had two national referenda on the subject.
@cazabon @RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit Ha! Yes, technically correct, but few use it. Like medium-media, datum-data. Or executor-executrix. Ontario recently went gender neutral by using "trustee" for estates.
My pet peeve is using a subject pronoun after a preposition -- "they gave it to John and I " instead of "John and me" It's in print, on the news, really bugs me.
My pet peeve is using a subject pronoun after a preposition -- "they gave it to John and I " instead of "John and me" It's in print, on the news, really bugs me.
@Byronrabbit @RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit
I've always loved the -or / -ix male/female thing. Not sure why. Sounds exotic?
And ya, misuses like that bug me too. I was taught to check how it sounds when you remove the "<other> and". In this case, "gave it to I", which is more obviously wrong.
But there are bigger fights worth fighting. I will die on this hill before I accept #millennials' insistence that "literally" means "figuratively".
@cazabon @RainCityBunnies @Satori @thegreatrabbit Ooooh yes, that one's annoying. When I factor in the errors I find in French, I know I've got the foundation to become a snooty, snarky old person 😀
@cazabon @Byronrabbit @Satori @thegreatrabbit
Agreed - Literally does NOT mean figurativelu. Literally so!
Agreed - Literally does NOT mean figurativelu. Literally so!