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Does anyone else think that the House of Lords laughs in the face of those that think we're living in a democracy?
Am I the only one that finds it ironic that people that we don't vote for decide things for us?
For example, the idea of dropping the age of homosexual relationships a year or two back. The House of Commons (who are our MP's that we vote for) thought it was a good move, and wanted to drop the age from 18 to 16 (if my memory serves me correctly).
However, the Bill then has to go through the House of Lords. Who are people we do NOT vote in. I'm not sure exactly how they get there, but they're there anyway. And the House of Lords decided to not allow the age to be dropped.
A similar kind of thing happened with fox hunting earlier this year.
This, in my view, is wrong. We (supposedly) live in a democracy, yet people who we don't vote for are deciding things for us. The government decides things for us, which we may not agree with, but at least in the next election we can vote them out.
This doesn't happen with the House of Lords and, in my view, it's wrong.
Thoughts?
Am I the only one that finds it ironic that people that we don't vote for decide things for us?
For example, the idea of dropping the age of homosexual relationships a year or two back. The House of Commons (who are our MP's that we vote for) thought it was a good move, and wanted to drop the age from 18 to 16 (if my memory serves me correctly).
However, the Bill then has to go through the House of Lords. Who are people we do NOT vote in. I'm not sure exactly how they get there, but they're there anyway. And the House of Lords decided to not allow the age to be dropped.
A similar kind of thing happened with fox hunting earlier this year.
This, in my view, is wrong. We (supposedly) live in a democracy, yet people who we don't vote for are deciding things for us. The government decides things for us, which we may not agree with, but at least in the next election we can vote them out.
This doesn't happen with the House of Lords and, in my view, it's wrong.
Thoughts?
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Does anyone else think that the House of Lords laughs in the face of those that think we're living in a democracy?
Am I the only one that finds it ironic that people that we don't vote for decide things for us?
For example, the idea of dropping the age of homosexual relationships a year or two back. The House of Commons (who are our MP's that we vote for) thought it was a good move, and wanted to drop the age from 18 to 16 (if my memory serves me correctly).
However, the Bill then has to go through the House of Lords. Who are people we do NOT vote in. I'm not sure exactly how they get there, but they're there anyway. And the House of Lords decided to not allow the age to be dropped.
A similar kind of thing happened with fox hunting earlier this year.
This, in my view, is wrong. We (supposedly) live in a democracy, yet people who we don't vote for are deciding things for us. The government decides things for us, which we may not agree with, but at least in the next election we can vote them out.
This doesn't happen with the House of Lords and, in my view, it's wrong.
Thoughts?
Am I the only one that finds it ironic that people that we don't vote for decide things for us?
For example, the idea of dropping the age of homosexual relationships a year or two back. The House of Commons (who are our MP's that we vote for) thought it was a good move, and wanted to drop the age from 18 to 16 (if my memory serves me correctly).
However, the Bill then has to go through the House of Lords. Who are people we do NOT vote in. I'm not sure exactly how they get there, but they're there anyway. And the House of Lords decided to not allow the age to be dropped.
A similar kind of thing happened with fox hunting earlier this year.
This, in my view, is wrong. We (supposedly) live in a democracy, yet people who we don't vote for are deciding things for us. The government decides things for us, which we may not agree with, but at least in the next election we can vote them out.
This doesn't happen with the House of Lords and, in my view, it's wrong.
Thoughts?
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