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Originally Posted by garinda
It works perfectly well in other, less antiquated, democracies.
Giving the majority the right to decide who has power over them is at the very heart of what makes for a truer democracy.
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Does it? I can't think of any examples where people have been more able to hold accountable those who make law because of two elected chambers than the British system with one elected chamber holding all the power. Not that there is or should be a one size fits all solution.
The proposed Google Page Ranking system to elect the Lords just brings more problems. The British public would not be able to remove those it wants to, nor could they easily change the governing coalition. Google Page Ranking has a tendency to deliver the same government for decades.
I forgot to add to my original post that the way the Lords works today is very non-partisan. Scrutiny is done by agreement, and people are far less likely to have partisan punch and judy politics. They get down to business. This would obviously change with an elected system.