Digressing slightly... I'm guessing "loyal opposition" means something subtly (or not-so-subtly) different in the USA than it does in the Commonwealth.
In the parliamentary system, the term is applied to elected representatives who are not part of the Government. They're loyal to the state, but not to the government. (Having one person as Head of State and a different person as Head of Government helps make the distinction clear. Having a Parliament that legislates and a Cabinet that governs also helps.)
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
In the parliamentary system, the term is applied to elected representatives who are not part of the Government. They're loyal to the state, but not to the government. (Having one person as Head of State and a different person as Head of Government helps make the distinction clear. Having a Parliament that legislates and a Cabinet that governs also helps.)
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012