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authority as the second : it could produce the maximum of impediment — the
dead - lock , if it liked ; if it does not do so , it is owing not to the goodness of the
legal constitution , but to the discreetness of the members of the Chamber . In
both ...
authority as the second : it could produce the maximum of impediment — the
dead - lock , if it liked ; if it does not do so , it is owing not to the goodness of the
legal constitution , but to the discreetness of the members of the Chamber . In
both ...
Page 99
was as unwilling to concur with the House of Commons as the Upper Chamber at
Victoria to concur with the Lower Chamber . But it did concur . The Crown has the
authority to create new peers ; and the king of the day had promised the ...
was as unwilling to concur with the House of Commons as the Upper Chamber at
Victoria to concur with the Lower Chamber . But it did concur . The Crown has the
authority to create new peers ; and the king of the day had promised the ...
Page 104
This is the mode in which the House of Lords came to be what it now . is , a
chamber with ( in most cases ) a veto of delay with ( in most cases ) a power of
revision , but with no other rights or powers . The question we have to answer is ,
“ The ...
This is the mode in which the House of Lords came to be what it now . is , a
chamber with ( in most cases ) a veto of delay with ( in most cases ) a power of
revision , but with no other rights or powers . The question we have to answer is ,
“ The ...
Page 105
every minority chamber , so to speak , feels weak and helpless when the nation is
excited . In a time of revolution there are but two powers , the sword and the
people . The executive commands the sword ; the great lesson which the First ...
every minority chamber , so to speak , feels weak and helpless when the nation is
excited . In a time of revolution there are but two powers , the sword and the
people . The executive commands the sword ; the great lesson which the First ...
Page 106
There used to be a singular idea that two chambers — a revising chamber and a
suggesting chamber — were essential to a free government . The first person
who threw a hard stone - an effectually hitting stone - against the theory was one
...
There used to be a singular idea that two chambers — a revising chamber and a
suggesting chamber — were essential to a free government . The first person
who threw a hard stone - an effectually hitting stone - against the theory was one
...
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