why yes, I am an idealist, thanks for asking.

[primroseburrows]

So. At 3 p.m. today (in about twenty minutes), Parliament will be voting on whether to allow U.S. war resisters stay in Canada. I remember reading last year that their petition had been denied. I hadn't realised that the case was still open.

The thing is, even if the vote DOES pass, it might not mean anything, since the resolution is non-binding and the Harper government can ignore it. Which? They probably will.

My opinion doesn't matter a bit, but I'm definitely keeping my fingers crossed for these guys.


If you're interested in watching the vote live (or if you just like to watch politicians yelling at each other in two languages), go here at 3 PM EST (anytime after that you'll still get stuff, but it'll be other stuff). Don't everyone all rush at once. ;)

N.B.: I wholeheartedly support the troops in Iraq (and hope they come home ASAP), but I equally support those who make a conscientious choice not to fight in an illegal war.


ETA: Well, the vote passed, so now it's up to the government. *sigh*

Comments

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

You mean they thought it was the happy, funtime kind of war like in the video games, and not the blood and death and destruction and getting wounded and killed kind of war?

No, but they might have thought it was the legally declared kind, with Congressional approval and all that.

Parliament passed the vote 137-110, and now it's up to the Harper government to decide, which means the whole exercise is likely moot.

At any rate, it's a Canadian matter, not a US one, so I can't even write my Congressman. The measure does seem have a bunch of support from the Canadian public, however, at least from what I've read.

[peacey.livejournal.com]

No, but they might have thought it was the legally declared kind, with Congressional approval and all that.

A few years back, Jim begged me to go with him to a movie he really wanted to see. When I asked him what it was about, he said it was about some people who get themselves into a desperate bind and struggle to get themselves out of it while the bad guy messes with their heads. I hadn't heard of the movie, but it sounded okay, so we went. It was "Saw," I hated it (as I do all horror movies), and I had nightmares for nights after. Yeah, Jim was an ass for doing what he did (which wasn't exactly lying), but ultimately, I had no one to blame but myself because I didn't question him further.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, he doesn't have the power to send you to prison for five years.

You went to see SAW? Eeeeeew. You shoulda asked me, I would've told you to run like the wind in the other direction.

I HATE horror films. Which is not true about books. Hmm.