4 quotes by Thomas Eugene Flanagan (1944-), Canadian (Professor Political Science)

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Thomas Eugene Flanagan

The very existence of a bicameral legislature is itself another defense of the status quo.

With a legislature of two houses, both have to agree to any change in order for it to take effect. This is always harder to do than to have change voted by a single legislative body.

Thomas Eugene Flanagan

If politics is an art, it is not like sculpture or painting, where one side acts and the other is passive material. It is more like drama without a script, or dance without choreography - in other words, improvisation.

Thomas Eugene Flanagan

Public opinion can become polarized into a bimodal distribution with only a few people in the center and many more lying toward the extremes. But under such circumstances, democracy will probably break down …

Thomas Eugene Flanagan

'Canadian society' or the 'Canadian nation' cannot decide anything, because no one is in charge.

Compared to Most Democracies Canadian political power is shared between the Federal government and the provinces. As such the Prime Minister role in Canada is weaker than most heads of government.

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Thomas Eugene Flanagan

Born: March 5, 1944
Nationality: Canadian
Profession: Professor Political Science, Political Consultant

Biography

Thomas Eugene Flanagan, CM FRSC is an American-born Canadian author, conservative political activist, and former political science professor at the University of Calgary. Flanagan has been on "research and scholarship leave" from the University of Calgary since January 2013. He also served as an advisor to Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper until 2004.

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