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Apparently, neither US party can
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords_(Hereditary_Peers)_Act_2026
They lost their hereditary status yesterday 🥳
While that's DEFINITELY an important step in the right direction well worth celebrating, they're still unelected elites who get a say on the laws of the land.
I think they are now nominated by the HoC, so it's an indirect election, but not undemocratic.
If it's done well, the evolution of the British House of Lords is actually really promising.
It seems to be becoming a "House of Experts". IMO elections result in a people of a certain personality type winning. There are a lot of people who would make excellent legislators who wouldn't win that kind of popularity contest. There are also a lot of decisions that are unpopular in the short term (1 election cycle) but critical in the long term. If all legislators are facing re-election every 2-5 years it's hard for them to pass those critical laws.
Oh hell yeah