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Post by eor on Nov 30, 2024 0:31:31 GMT
Whether the intent of slave owning landlords in the eighteenth century has much relevance now is debatable. Nor does it make the balance they sought between population and states inherently corrupt. Indeed the modern EU seems rather fond of the concept, having largely adopted it themselves a lot more recently - the EU Parliament, like the US House, based on population; the Councils of Ministers, like the US Senate, based on the states. And in both cases the Executive being a deliberate fusion of the two approaches. Likewise in the aftermath of Brexit numerous 21st Century (and presumably slave-free) posters bemoaned the lack of such a system in the UK, and the inherent injustice of England's population dominance taking Scotland and Northern Ireland out of the EU against their individual expressed wills. Others here have advocated a replacement for the House of Lords that doesn't replicate the population-based House of Commons but is more weighted towards representing nations and regions. None of that is gerrymandering. |
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Post by Danny on Nov 30, 2024 2:46:57 GMT
colin - "A lot more debate, examination and Impact Assessments to be gone through over the next two years or so before this becomes law." The debate is settled, but for the details. Thanks to a substantial injection of progressive MPs following the last election, parliament has now started to catch up with the society it represents. It's a sign of how poor our democracy is that it's taken them this long. The legislation is good, by all accounts, but it of course will be examined and any wrinkles ironed out in the next stage of the process. In countries like The Netherlands, Belgium, and Canada about 3-4% of all deaths are assisted. So, for the UK that would be around 20,000-27,000 per year. That implies a great deal of judges' time. I can only see this being practical if the protections are considerably weakened. Let's say that each High Court judge takes one case per day (excluding weekends). That's an extra 75-100 judges or approximately a doubling of the present number (105). Being cynical, the Treasury might be in favour because killing off the terminally ill early will save the NHS money.  how many police warrants are authorised each day by judges? Heard a mention of the shipman case yesterday, where basically he was found out because he picked the wrong victim and relatives investigated. The main point of lodging papers with a court is likely that a formal record will exist which will demonstrate if something is going wrong. Spiegelhalter was asked to look into shipman, and concluded two important facts. One his average number of deaths was massive compared to other gps. And very many occurred mid afternoon. Both deeply suspicious as soon as anyone checked. But they hadnt done so for decades. But here there will be checks. Dont have to he extensive. |
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