Topics in political institution reform

So I'm still wondering how many people have strong opinions on these things. I'm fine with doing this if we want to run a bit of a test sample. What if everyone asks someone who is *not* a student in Political Science to see if they have a definite position on the question Blythe put forward. If our preliminary survey gets some definite results, I'm all for it.

Since the case with judicial discretion just came up in the repeal of Ontario's prostitution law, why not use this format:

1. Have you heard about the repeal of prostitution law? (Yes/No)

2. In this case, do you think the judge acted outside their discretion? (Yes/No/Not Sure)

3. Do you think judges should have more discretion to decide in cases similar to these? (Yes/No/Not Sure)

4. Do you think this compromises Parliament's power to make laws? (Yes/No/Not Sure)

I'll ask a few people later today to see what results I get.

MarkusRistich23:49, 3 February 2011