abolition of parliment bill in the UK?
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Well spotted sofiarose - that one passed me by too - and I like to think I keep an 'eagle-eye' on what they do (by getting daily e-mail updates from http://www.epolitix.com/ which includes the name of legislation to be debated, but not a description of the content).\n\nExcellent article although somewhat out of date (February) and misleading - thank you.\n\nAs of 8 November 2006 the beast became an Act of law.  It's already on the statute books as the "Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006" (2006 Ch. 51).\n\nI've had a quick look at it, and it's no-where near as bad as this LibDem MP makes out - he was scaremongering, unless it has been watered down from its original form.\n\nTake a look at it yourselves......
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It is a parliament without a senat. The laws are passed directly. They form a select-comittee, it drafts up a bill, they represent it before the parliament and the whole parliament votes. If it has the votes needed (that number is usually set in the constitution of each country) the law is passed. Again acording to the constitution, but in most parliamentary countries with unicameral parliament it is so, the president, if he is not to "like" the law, has the right of a veto. Which means he can make them rewrite ot change it and vote again. But there is no senat.\nSuch parliaments have the countries who are reformed and did not really have aristocracy or are not fedarations.
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commons is elected, lords isn't, but its inherited.\nlots of people are there.\nfor more infor, check out http://www.parliament.uk/
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Legislation+on+privacy+issues&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
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This is the way it is for the Swiss, get enough names and you can have a referendum.\n\nOwing to the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty a binding referendum cannot be held in the UK.\n\nAs for rights I'm not sure we have any rights, by right. Who gives us them? You only get what you push for.
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The House of Lords is the final part of the Appeal process for both civil and criminal offences in the UK. It also passes, amends or defeats all the legislation made by the House of Commons. A bill goes to the House of Commons, is discussed, amended and then passed, it then goes to the House of Lords, they ahve the ability to amend, pass or throw out the bill. If they pass it, even if not amended, it has to go back to the commons again before going to the Queen for royal consent. The Commons can force a bill through without the Lords involvement, called useing the Parliament Act, and the House of Lords cannot amend or defeat the budget presented by the Chancellor, although they can discuss it. The european and world courts are the only ones that supercede them
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Yes, I think it should be abolished.  It seems to be a waste of money since all it is is just a rubber stamp of the election results.
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yes, but in some ways it is worse because we dont have the same protections afforded to us as the US do against the possibility of a totalitarian prime-minister whose party have become supine to his/her will.The house of lords can be overruled by the Parliament if they so wish and if the law lords have been installed by that leader they may be beholden to him/her.I believe we need a constitution to outline these limits.
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Read up. \nhttp://www.answers.com/topic/reform-act-1832\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832\nhttp://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PR1832.htm\n\nBasically, the Tories, who served in the House of Lords, were being threatened by members of the House of Commons, which is similar to the House of Representatives in that they are elected to represent the people, because the people were no longer willing to put up with them. The Tories were politicians favoured by royal authority and the established church, and who sought to preserve the traditional political structure. So basically, the Tories were only interested in surving the wealthy.  The House of Lords is a politcal house in which wealthy, noblemen are pretty much born into. \n\nThere is much more information so read up! GOOD LUCK!
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The Parliament of Westminister (the UK parliament) is the mother of parliaments, in that they originated what a modern parliament is.\n\nBack benchers of the party in power have been known to join a vote of no-confidence and send the PM to an election.\n\nCoalition goverments can be unstable. If one partner leaves, a confidence motion may be scheduled.
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In many countries there are two chambers of parliament. That system goes back to the British (House of Commons, House of Lords). Nowadays, the function of the Upper House is to act as a watchdog over the Lower House, being able to block legislation (at least for some time) which it considers wrong.\nDepending on what country we are talking about, the Upper House can also independently propose legislation. This will then be taken up and voted upon by the Lower House.
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The UK does not have a written consitution like the USA does.\n\nOur constitution is based on three things; conventions, statutes and historical writings.\n\nSearching for 'The British/UK constitution' or any low level British politics website should give you lots more information.
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The first link below shows what has happened so far with the bill.\n\nBased on this link, it doesn't seem like the bill has been shelved because it is currently in the committee stage in the House of Lords.\n\nAlso, the votings on bill took place on April 26, 2006 the House of Lord. This shows that some progress is being made. (The number two links)\n\nThe third link is an article, I thought you might be interested in. It is about the British Association for Shooting and Conservation position on the Violent Crime Reduction Bill about airgun and imitation firearms.\n\nThe fourth link is to the actual text of the bill discussing imitation firearms.\n\nThe fifth link has the entire text of the Violent Crimes Reduction Bill when it was introduced to the House of Commons June 8, 2005.\n\nHope this helps.
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No !\nIt is outdated and a waste of our public money now,\nAll they are now is a figure head of Britain without any powers they are a puppet monarchy.\nWe elect our own government without a say from the monarchy\nBut still our leaders out of respect have to ask the monarchy if it can dissolve Parliament. It is a Farce\nIn today's Britain we have enough people sponging off the state without a family that is so privileged that it doesn't know what it like to live month to month.\nIt is time that all this tradition is done away with once and for all.
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Can you be more specific in what you are looking for?\n\nFor example are you looking for laws that are pertinent only to England?
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suicide ceased to be illegal in the united Kingdom following the Suicide Act 1961
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i don't think there is one.   Just read it.  If this is for school, I would focus on the amendments.