On this occasion backbencher Mr MacDonald has the support of the majority Scottish government.
At the end of the day, the constitutional implication of Mr Macdonald's appointment is precisely zero.
Mr Macdonald was leading a debate on supported work places in the chamber on 7 October 2010.
Mr MacDonald launched his bill at a garden centre in Armadale, joined by the pressure group Scothedge.
Nor, once he is ensconced in the Lords (albeit not until November), will Mr Macdonald be unaccountable.
Mr Macdonald also said reoffending was a complex issue and that closeness to home and family for prisoners was important.
Mr Macdonald says there is still a "buoyant" market for big budget titles, but more and more developers are going their own way.
Mr Macdonald told the court that there was no film in the camcorder and Podesta said he had dropped it down an organ pipe.
Although serious disputes over high hedges are rare, Mr MacDonald believes that for many people it is an issue that can blight their lives.
Mr Macdonald said the owners of the birds are hoping members of the public could report any sightings of them in order for them to be taken home.
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"Part of the reason behind having a browser is because being able to connect to the web is part of the network experience, " said Mr MacDonald.
And it is more demoralising still when, as in the case of Mr Macdonald, the bypassing of Parliament is justified, entirely reasonably, by his special knowledge of business.
Mr Macdonald also said he had "tried in vain to get minsisters to confirm that commitment" and that "affordable housing had taken one of the biggest hits in the spending review".
The second objection raised against Mr Macdonald sounds graver.
Mr Macdonald said "Councillor Jim Kiddie, the convener of Aberdeen Prison Visiting Committee, told the Evening Express on Tuesday that there are SNP councillors on prison visiting committees who are extremely dismayed at the Justice Secretary's decision".
"We've seen countless examples over the last couple of years where one person or two people have literally made a game in their bedroom and are millionaires off the back it it, " adds Mr Macdonald, who now works for games studio eeGeo.
Unelected he may be, but Mr Macdonald is far from being the first minister who has been brought into government by the gift of a life peerage: Margaret Thatcher followed just this route when she ennobled Lord Young and then employed the successful businessman in a variety of ministerial jobs.
"These are skilled tradesmen looking to come here anyway, " says Mr. MacDonald, a piper.
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Mr. MacDONALD: ...with chanterelle mushrooms, which is delicious--the sort of thing that Mr. Chirac would probably rather enjoy, actually.
Mr. MacDONALD: I think you'd probably start with some wild Scottish lake salmon.
"Quiznos management has initiated cash-flow-improvement programs, such as lower food costs, reduced discounts and labor optimization, " Mr. MacDonald said in a statement last week.
Mr. MacDONALD: That's the organs of the animals that we eat.
Additionally, as social media plays an even greater role in business today, Mr. Macdonald is aware that consumers will be more proactive in the conversations they have in the social media space when it comes to talking about the brands they interact with.
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Mr. RANALD MacDONALD (Managing Director, Boisdale Restaurant): We use Scottish ingredients.
Now that the prime minister's patience has finally run out with Mr Prescott, Lord Macdonald has effectively been appointed as transport secretary.
Labour justice spokesperson Lewis Macdonald said some members of Mr MacAskill's own party were dismayed by his stance on VCs.
After a two-month investigation, Scotland Yard detectives handed over a file to the then director of public prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald, who announced in May 2007 that he was recommending Mr Lugovoi be charged with murder.
"Jonathan wanted to make a film about Jamaica and Rastafari and it was very spiritual, " says Kevin Macdonald, who wound up being the third and final director after Chris Blackwell, the founder of Mr. Marley's record label, Island Records, suggested that Mr. Bing give him a call.
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