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First item on the incoming legislature's agenda would be to knock that on the head and to walk back any harm that was done. In theory the electorate should als
by flir 3y ago
First item on the incoming legislature's agenda would be to knock that on the head and to walk back any harm that was done.
In theory the electorate should also punish a stunt like that, but you know what modern elections are like.
Where I am, it's simple: Parliament (the legislature) is sovereign, and everyone else's power flows from theirs. That puts a hell of a lot power in Parliament's hands (eg general elections were suspended between 1935 and 1945). This is a blessing (agility) and a curse (more vulnerable to bad actors). You've got some laws that are harder to change than others, which puts some brakes on bad actors.
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- AnthonyMouse 3y ago> First item on the incoming legislature's agenda would be to knock that on the head and to walk back any harm that was done. They can't. They control the House, not the Senate, and they'd need both in order to change it back. Or, under the new rule, at least the Senate by itself, which is the part they haven't got. > This is a blessing (agility) and a curse (more vulnerable to bad actors). Agility in central government is overrated. If it does nothing you can still take a crack at the problem at the state level or in the private sector, whereas if it does something bad, you're screwed.