RE: [wg-review] 11. IDNH

["Joanna Lane" <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

Bret Busby wrote:-
I was raised in new Zealand, with a single house of parliament (and,
first past the post elections). Parliament got laws passed, and, the
government of the day, governed. Then, I came to australia, which has a
two house parliamentary system, in each of the top two levels of
government. The elected government governs only at the pleasure of the
upper house, ahich may not be controlled by the elected government, thus
leading to an elected government not being allowed to govern, and, as in
an infamous incident, being thrown out by the upper house.

[Joanna] This is the reason why it was decided to abolish the House of Lords
in the United Kingdom, although I have to say that on occasion they have
brought common sense to the The House of Commons by throwing Bills back to
them for review .

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