Richard Quinn<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ElectoralReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ElectoralReformSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralReformSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HouseOfLords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfLords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HouseOfLordsReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HouseOfLordsReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a></p><p>Don't throw the baby out with the bath water</p><p>Remove <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hereditary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hereditary</span></a> peers YES<br>Remove former <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PrimeMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeMinister</span></a>'s cronies YES<br>Remove religious leaders MAYBE</p><p>But, a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bicameral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bicameral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parliament</span></a> needs a TRUE <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a>; a house of wise elders:</p><p>Two <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/elected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elected</span></a> chambers fight each other along <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/partyPolitical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>partyPolitical</span></a> lines — <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/logicalReasoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logicalReasoning</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/criticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalThinking</span></a> is the casualty — everyone pays the price</p><p>Argue with me 🙂</p>