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How can members of a legislative body simply vote that others they disagree with can no longer vote anymore? Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of having a
by Canada 5y ago
How can members of a legislative body simply vote that others they disagree with can no longer vote anymore? Doesn't that defeat the entire purpose of having a legislative body in the first place?
- mikem170 5y agoEspecially when the risk to vaccinated lawmakers is so low.
- throwawayfear 5y agoBecause it is about power and control.
- smabie 5y agopower is never given only taken
- Mikeb85 5y agoThey can't. It's simply a coup by one party.
- EdwardDiego 5y agoThey can totally vote - soon as they get vaccinated. If hairdressers, teachers, doctors, nurses, etc. are required to be vaccinated to continue their trade, why shouldn't the same apply to politicians? This only applies to 9 out of 100 members of parliament, and was support by 62 out of 100, so it's not like this is some stealth power grab - assuming all nine of the dissenting MPs are from the Opposition, the Opposition has gone from 38 votes out of 100 to 29. That said, I don't know how the Latvian constitution works, but I'm wagering the Government can't push through anything with 62 votes for, 29 against that it couldn't already push through with 62 for, 38 against.
- native_samples 5y agoOf course it's a power grab (albeit not healthy). The whole point of a democracy is that you can vote out the majority ruling party. Once they start banning minority oppositions from voting at all, it's dead, it's over. The voters who selected those MPs are disenfranchised, it's not a democracy anymore. Very simple.