Clegg's Lords proposals are made of fail

[Peeperkorn]

Is there any real reason to keep the House of Lords at all?

Tradition.

[Peeperkorn]

If the Lords changed it's name to "The Senate" and was fully elected, I would have little problem with it.

Why would you need a Senate in a parliamentary system? Spain has one ("elected" I believe, and it does nothing). Clegg is a clown.

I repeat, the legitimacy of Lords comes for tradition and tradition is important for every nation.

[Peeperkorn]

Why would you need a Senate in a parliamentary system? Spain has one ("elected" I believe, and it does nothing). Clegg is a clown.

To prevent parliament from overstepping it's boundaries, above anything else.

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Once upon a time, slavery was considered traditional. Yeah, yeah. Cheap I know.

Slavery was an economical factor of certain production models. Very cheap.

[Peeperkorn]

Read Arend Lijphart, "Democracy in Plural Societies: A Comparative Exploration".