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Epona · 03-02-2002, 07:56 PM

I'm in complete agreement with Barry - and I think it's a shocking way to go about things, how anyone can say we're a democracy is beyond me.
The House of Lords has managed to seriously delay legislation being passed - they can draw the process out to last nearly a whole term of government.
Hereditary peers have no place in this day and age, but I don't agree with life peers either - it's the idea that the PM more or less appoints someone to do a job for the rest of their life and the rest of us can like it or lump it - no sorry, that ain't democracy.

03-02-2002, 07:56 PM	#7
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 54 Posts: 5,164	I'm in complete agreement with Barry - and I think it's a shocking way to go about things, how anyone can say we're a democracy is beyond me. The House of Lords has managed to seriously delay legislation being passed - they can draw the process out to last nearly a whole term of government. Hereditary peers have no place in this day and age, but I don't agree with life peers either - it's the idea that the PM more or less appoints someone to do a job for the rest of their life and the rest of us can like it or lump it - no sorry, that ain't democracy. __________________ [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" />