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    Quote Originally Posted by Busyman
    Quote Originally Posted by JP
    the people there are not elected.
    ..........

    Quite obviously, the above was a reference to the House Of Lords
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    Quote Originally Posted by manker
    Quite obviously, the above was a reference to the House Of Lords
    Not obvious...but I do "get it" now especially in context with the next sentence.

    Maybe the misplaced comma made the difference.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Busyman
    Washington D.C. residents can't even elect a congressman ffs.
    Well, you know what to do about that.

    No taxation without representation or some such.


    Quote Originally Posted by 3RA1N1AC
    hmm. this "house of lords" sounds like a potentially messy thing, politically. it seems like it might overrepresent certain interests, by default?
    The House of Lords is the "revising chamber", so no bills actually originate there.

    It is supposedly in the process of being reformed, but the government has got to the stage where it cannot justify a wholly appointed chamber, but it does not want a second elected chamber since that would give it too much legitimate power compared to the House of Commons.

    So currently the government is effectively suppressing any further changes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lynx
    The House of Lords is the "revising chamber", so no bills actually originate there.
    you are correct about the main legislative work done in the lords, however bills can be initiated from the house of lords, but they do have to go through the same process as bills that start in the commons to be passed.
    from the House of lords website

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