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Originally Posted by jambutty
Good question Cyfr!
Unless I have got it wrong, the Parliament Act was put in place to prevent the ‘Lords’ (sycophants of the monarchy) from overriding the lawful decrees of the elected members. All it has done is introduce a power struggle between the Commons and Lords and rendered the Lords into a delaying chamber. If the Parliament Act was retained is there any real point in having a second elected chamber, when all it can do is DELAY a new act? Probably because the ‘Upper House’ has made the government of the day to think again and make some amendments to a proposed new act. It’s not the best way to govern a country when an act can be delayed by one year before being forced through.
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So with an elected lords you would rather both chambers have equal power much like the US system or..?
I think the delay system is quite good as the Lords will not want to risk too much reform of them, so they won't oppose everything, they just help make sure the government stick to their manifesto.. kind of scrutiny with some power but not absolute power