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[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

so we're clear, that actually is my claim. it is a form of bicameralism. as i recall the men did have some legislative proposal powers. i'll need to crack a book again thought

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The men did, but in my understanding the women had ultimate veto power. If the war chief's ceremonial beads hit the ground, that's a death/banishment sentence. They'd give you two chances to stop doing whatever they didn't approve of, but ultimately if the women said no 3 times, you're a dead man.

The only reason that I don't consider that a bicameral system is that while the men may have been elected, the women were just all the women that lived to a certain age.

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