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... voted the speaker into office. A debate in the House on this same subject has been promised for early 2007, to discuss whether to replace Britain's 'ageing' Trident missiles. Judging from parliament's reception in December 2006 of the ...
... voted the speaker into office. A debate in the House on this same subject has been promised for early 2007, to discuss whether to replace Britain's 'ageing' Trident missiles. Judging from parliament's reception in December 2006 of the ...
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... vote, and policy determined by parliament was in any case subject to the monarch's approval. Whether outright monarchies or imperfect democracies, the feeling of government was the same – an imposition from above designed to keep ...
... vote, and policy determined by parliament was in any case subject to the monarch's approval. Whether outright monarchies or imperfect democracies, the feeling of government was the same – an imposition from above designed to keep ...
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... voted them into office, was 'the only real republic in character that now exists'. * Indefeasible: Legal term, meaning incapable of being annulled or forfeited. Strong and charismatic leaders were not needed or desired in.
... voted them into office, was 'the only real republic in character that now exists'. * Indefeasible: Legal term, meaning incapable of being annulled or forfeited. Strong and charismatic leaders were not needed or desired in.
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... voted upon. The strength of the arguments, and not the persuasive power of a powerful individual, decided the issue – this was to be a crucial difference between the new form of government and the old. [Unfortunately, as we will see in ...
... voted upon. The strength of the arguments, and not the persuasive power of a powerful individual, decided the issue – this was to be a crucial difference between the new form of government and the old. [Unfortunately, as we will see in ...
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