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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Phoenix: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by TSN: [qb] Of course, in a world that made that least bit of sense, it would be the hereditary leaders who do whatever the hell they want, because they don't have to worry about losing their jobs. The elected leaders would have to try their hardest to do what's right, because, otherwise, the people would vote them out.[/qb][/QUOTE]The country is still led by an MP. Most of the Cabinet are MPs. The House of Lords is just a check on them. If we were living in the 19th century, when the Lords really did control the country, then you'd have a point, but the power of the Lords has been restricted so much that their only real function is to check and provide further debate on legislation passed by the Commons, a function that they performed rather well before 1999. [QUOTE]Originally posted by TSN: [qb]Of course, when has an electorate ever considered a silly thing like fitness for leadership? [/qb][/QUOTE]In the UK, not since the 1960s, probably. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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