DOOM: House of Lords

[malvolio]

One of the most important functions of the Lords is to give us some slight protection against the tyranny of the majority. An elected house of lords would be completely pointless for this. We already have a bunch of useless elected people and don’t need any more.

OK, so what would be the source and indeed the authority for this new chamber?

[hugebrain]

OK, so what would be the source and indeed the authority for this new chamber?

Keep a few law lords to keep the legislation sensible.

Then have the people vote on the political issues. Preferably all the people, or choose people by lot to be representatives.

[malvolio]

Keep a few law lords to keep the legislation sensible.

Then have the people vote on the political issues. Preferably all the people, or choose people by lot to be representatives.

I think you need a better nom-de-guerre...

[hugebrain]

I think you need a better nom-de-guerre...

At least “I want bad” is truthful and explains why you want scumbag politicos in the House of Lords.

[malvolio]

At least “I want bad” is truthful and explains why you want scumbag politicos in the House of Lords.

Where did I say I wanted scumbag politicos? Apart from which, anyone looking for a position in such an establishment is, almost by definition, a politico.

What I did say was they should not be "party political" nor beholden to any party or closely associated with one particular persuasion

More to the point, I asked where such paragons would come from if not via a political process, and who would create such an assembly, if not scumbag politicians?

Answer comes there none...

Standards of comprehension around here get worse every year. As does that of reasoned debate. Twitter has a lot to answer for, especially the proliferation of twits.

[_V_]

Various options on what a reformed HoL might be. https://www.theweek.co.uk/news/uk-ne...house-of-lords

[hugebrain]

Where did I say I wanted scumbag politicos? Apart from which, anyone looking for a position in such an establishment is, almost by definition, a politico.

What I did say was they should not be "party political" nor beholden to any party or closely associated with one particular persuasion

More to the point, I asked where such paragons would come from if not via a political process, and who would create such an assembly, if not scumbag politicians?

Answer comes there none...

Standards of comprehension around here get worse every year. As does that of reasoned debate. Twitter has a lot to answer for, especially the proliferation of twits.

The answer is to choose people by lot. Like I said, and the way democracy used to work before it got corrupted.

[malvolio]

The answer is to choose people by lot. Like I said, and the way democracy used to work before it got corrupted.

And who chooses who is in the lottery?

[Gibbon]

The answer is to choose people by lot. Like I said, and the way democracy used to work before it got corrupted.

When was that?

[DoctorStrangelove]

When was that?

332 BC?