I went to see the Scottish Parliment "in action today."it was really interesting for me. the more I look at the way they approach goverment here, the more obvious it comes that their approach is more open than ours. In america, they would never televize goverment meetings once let alone weekly the way the UK parliment televises the Prime Minister Questions every week. and would do never allow the public to come and watch their sessions, let alone do it with free tickets. they also call each other. they are not hostitle or mean or anything but they call each out on issues that are actually relevant to daily life, like school reparing, and budget to help small business. I might be totally wrong but it just seems that in america, goverment talks about things and the people dont know what, and they dont really discuss issues that affect daily life. it is refreshing to see a goverment that is so open and honest with itself and the people they represent and serve. we could learn a thing or two from them.
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Millie, I wanted to make sure you knew about C-SPAN and C-SPAN 2. You said, "In America, they would never televize government meetings once let alone weekly the way the UK parliament televises the Prime Minister questions every week." Actually, the channel C-SPAN was created to give Americans uninterrupted broadcasts of what happens in the government. Those two channels cover the two houses of government in the US (House and Senate). You can check out this article on Wikipedia to learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-span
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