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Re:Did somebody just try to buy the British government? by patio11 on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @12:09PM (#1865253)
The House of Lords is the one thing I think the Founders ditched from the monarchy which had real value. We got the Supreme Court instead, which resembles a HoL from a dystopian future where only lawyers are trusted to remember the spirit of the nation.
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Re:Did somebody just try to buy the British government? by smh on Thursday November 04, 2010 @05:59AM (#1868294)
This function of the House of Lords has recently been replaced with a newly created Supreme Court. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kin...
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Re:Did somebody just try to buy the British government? by mustpax on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @01:32PM (#1865610)
Isn't the senate supposed to be the American counterpart to the House of Lords?
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Re:Did somebody just try to buy the British government? by barry-cotter on Wednesday November 03, 2010 @04:45PM (#1866423)
Not really, but kinda, when Senators were elected by the State legislatures.
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