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- dedmond29, on 10/10/2007, -28/+493That only got 5 seconds of press on CNN this morning
- Dorkbot101, on 07/15/2009, -21/+484STOP with the sensationalist headlines. This commonplace in many countries prior to an election. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_parliament
- Lixie, on 10/10/2007, -51/+404Putin has recently tested new bombs, dissolved the government, and annexed the North Pole. This is going to get ugly.
- erkokite, on 10/10/2007, -10/+255American news isn't news. It's entertainment.
- Annon, on 10/10/2007, -9/+199How would they have any time for international news with all the celebrity "news" they have to cover?
- norman619, on 10/10/2007, -1/+96You guys do know this is allowed in their constitution right? This is not a big deal. Our interpretation of the dissolution of a gov and theirs are different. He didn't do anything not allowed by their own constitution. This is an example of our media and bloggers ability to sensationalize non-events.
- Junkyarddawg, on 10/10/2007, -16/+97Putin is preparing for his in-title-only resignation as President.
He's not going to give up any power, but it's nonetheless wise to get rid of anyone who's not yes-man enough to pose a threat - which is exactly what he's doing. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+75Yes, the UK does it too, it does not mean WW3 is coming, just a new bunch of useless ***** in the government.
- Sogui, on 10/10/2007, -4/+75Stop with your calm, collected rationality!
- sovereign3, on 10/10/2007, -1/+62There's no need to sensationalize the story. It's purely a procedural measure. The submitter writes "dissolves" as though Putin just became an overnight dictator.
- Philodox, on 10/10/2007, -2/+50to the OP:
You're an idiot. Canada dissolves its parliament approximately once every four years. Does that mean it's becoming a dictatorship? No. It's a perfectly valid thing to do right before an election. - Bostocks, on 10/10/2007, -1/+47Putin may be a very undemocratic leader, but I believe he is dissolving the parliament to get ready for parliamentary elections according Russian law.
- bemenaker, on 10/10/2007, -1/+43If you read it more closely this isn't as sensational as the headline sounds. This sounds almost like a standard procedure, I'm not saying it is, but what it sounds like. It is done to clear the way to lining up the successor too Putin.
- fyrehart, on 10/10/2007, -5/+43Don't forget "test flying" their aircraft.
- AJRiddle, on 10/10/2007, -6/+42Maybe because that's not what really happened.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_re_eu/russia_government;_ylt=AsvPefyD6rS6HUI9wOc4LBqs0NUE - AJRiddle, on 10/10/2007, -9/+44Can we ever submit important news with credible sources?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_re_eu/russia_government;_ylt=AsvPefyD6rS6HUI9wOc4LBqs0NUE
All the news says every where else is that Putin (President of Russia) nominated Zubkov for Prime Minister. - seanherman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+36There seem to be conflicting stories. I saw this story as early as 730 this morning, but all the major news organizations are making no mention of the "dissolution" whatsoever. For example:
Putin Replaces Prime Minister, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/world/europe/12cnd-russia.html?hp
I'm guessing there's some complicated politics at work here, and the sensationalist headlines are (partly) misinterpretation or over-interpretation of the real story. Maybe this is relatively standard procedure under the Russian Federation's constitution. It really doesn't seem clear from these stories. - datastorageguy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+32I love how the submitter capitalizes DISSOLVES..as if this were not a legitimate parliamentary practice. I'm no supporter of Putin to be sure, but let's all try to be realistic here.
- Hortnon, on 10/10/2007, -3/+33From what I understand, 'dissolving the government' is a bit strong of a phrase. The government is still in place, he's essentially just replacing his cabinet, probably for the reasons you point out.
- M4v3rIC, on 10/10/2007, -1/+30It is standard procedure. If the kremlin votes in non-confidence (meaning the people no longer agree with the ruling party) The leader is asked to dissolve government and a new election is called (or a successor is chosen in this case).
If the people no longer have confidence in their leader's ability to rule, government SHOULD be dissolved (America) so they can start over with a better government that people will want. - jhnewt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+29Apparently "Putin accepts resignation of the prime minister" == "Putin dissolves government". This isn't as scary as some news sources are making it sound.
- thebillgonadz, on 10/10/2007, -2/+30You guys are making a Soviet mountain out of a molehill. This is totally common and not something to get all up in arms about.
- Ubiquitous, on 10/10/2007, -5/+32In Soviet Russia, Government dissolves YOU!
- evilregis, on 10/10/2007, -6/+32DjDimitrious beat me to it... dig me down, please. It'd be nice to have the option to delete your own reply within the 2 minute edit window.
- eclipsephoto, on 10/10/2007, -1/+27Annexed the North Pole?!? WTF!! I hope Santa kicks his ass!
- griz, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26Hey, we test fly aircraft too, with nukes on board. Oh wait, what was over our own country.
- reed311, on 10/10/2007, -6/+29Nothing the left loves more than right wing extremists like Osama Bin Laden and Vlad Putin. Makes complete sense.
- Nougat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+24What people need to remember is that not all governments are designed like the ones in the US and UK. There are a lot of national governments which operate in this very way. The headline here is FUD.
- Noctem, on 10/10/2007, -16/+37haha, that didn't take long. Of COURSE this is Bush's fault!
- Lumiras, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21"Is this thing on?"
unfortunately, yes - vanscott, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20Putin Boogaloo?
- seanherman, on 10/10/2007, -2/+19They also recently bombed Georgia, a long time adversary, presumably to reassert their influence over the former Soviet Bloc.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/06/russia.georgia.reut/index.html?eref=rss_latest
Russia has also very recently started flying their strategic nuclear bombers (one of three parts of comprehensive nuclear strike capability alongside ICBMs and nuclear submarines)
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/17/russia.airforce.reut/
I've mentioned this before in Russia conversations, but it's even clearer now. Russia is taking the golden opportunity of the world's only superpower (US) most vulnerable position since the collapse of the Soviet Union to its advantage. With America bogged down with two wars, its diplomatic leverage and reputation in shambles (especially in the Middle East and Europe), and the lamest of lame duck Presidents with an administration collapsing with over a year left, there's no better time for Russia to step up the aggression. Considering our adversarial history, this could mean things will be very scary a few years down the line. - markp93, on 10/10/2007, -2/+19He is quite popular in Russia, actually.
- NineFathomDeep, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18Ah! The power of sensationalism...
- Terr01, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17It's closer to a cabinet shakeup. "Dissolves government" means a very different thing in that context, compared to ours.
- lucidapathy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17Damn you for teaching me something today! And so early too!
- vtron, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16I like to call it "infotainment"
- 3tcp, on 10/10/2007, -12/+27This doesn't have anything to do with the US you prick
- Smokersroom, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Jeez, he has to dissolve parliament in order to initiate a new government.That is the protocol of the Duma. We do it before a general election in Britain too, y'know.
NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY HERE. - theodenking, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Agreed. This story is ridiculously sensationalist (on Digg, not in the indie). The capitalisation of 'DISSOLVES' shows that the OP completely misunderstood what this story means. This is the standard procedure in Parliamentary democracies (yes including the UK - the Queen dissolves parliament at the request of the Prime Minister before a general election).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_Parliament
I'm completely baffled how this has got so many diggs. Some people really are ignorant when it comes to politics. - dawgma, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14Canada has dissolved Parliament a few times. Unlike the United States where elections are held like clockwork every two years in November (every four for a new President), it's somewhat standard procedure to have the Prime Minister dissolve Parliament a few months before a national election is called. Martin did it in '05 and Chretien did it before him.
- EBFoxbat, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16But did you hear that Brittney's performance at the VMA's totally sucked?
- kaelyiesta, on 10/10/2007, -0/+13Thanks, the title was completely misleading and my mouth was hanging open until I read that link you posted.
- MOJIRA, on 05/17/2008, -0/+13Cold War II? Sounds fun. This whole "War on Terror' thing is getting old. Let's try something new.
- dawgma, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15See now... America might benefit from doing this more often. In Canada, when "confidence" in our governing national party is low (i.e. they are having difficulty passing legislation), the Prime Minister will actually dissolve Parliament and the country will head to the polls a few months later.
That's right. Our leader will actually give the country a chance to change up the government if things aren't running smoothly for the governing party.
Because of this we tend to have elections with a chance to replace our Prime Minister every few years. Could be 2. Could be 4. Could be just one year later. Unfortunately for you Americans, your basically stuck with what you got for 4 years no matter what. Unless Congress actually grows some balls and decides to impeach. - ironicsans, on 10/10/2007, -3/+15Sure, it can dissolve. But will it blend?
- lovek, on 10/10/2007, -10/+22Wow, between that and Russia testing the "father of all bombs" (http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/09/12/russia.bomb.ap/index.html),maybe we can have a Cold War II.
Cons: Constant fear of Global Thermonuclear War and imminent death.
Pros: Space race to Mars! - ZacT, on 10/10/2007, -11/+23Cold War II anyone?
- darkened, on 10/10/2007, -2/+14Santa FTW!
- DiggMasterJ, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12Putin already announced it. Where have you been? Let me catch you up:
1 US announces it will put missiles in Poland, and a radar in the Czech Republic.
2 Russia says ***** you that is a direct threat to us and your radar will be spying on our sovereign airspace.
3 US says ***** you it is to counter the missile threat the middle east might one day become, and we won't look into your airspace
4 Russia says ***** you put your ***** ***** in Azerbaijan.
5 US says that's a good ***** idea, maybe we will think about it when we are done with this missile base.
6 Russia says ***** this *****, it's on, ***** you and your allies, my ***** missiles are now aimed at all the major European Cities, Cold War 2 Bitches - this time it's personal. -
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