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Re: constitutional discussion (was:Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Sat, 5 Jun 1999 17:00:11 GMT
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On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 21:16:41 GMT, richard.dee@virgin.net (Richard Dee)
wrote:

Hmmm. We have a very top-heavy civil service, and despite
governmental policy, etc. are the ones that really run the
country. (Regardless of what government is around, it seems the
civil servants actually determine how the money is spent, the
gov't just provides the cash).

+ All right, Humphrey, close down the hospital.
- Yes, Prime Minister.

Jasper



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X-Newsreader: MicroPlanet Gravity v2.10 On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 00:05:56 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) I shall perhaps look that up. One example which came to mind was the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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