Why doesn't our government take a cheeky turn and discuss the issues like the British House of Commons?
A brief history about the House Of Commons. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which, like the House of Lords (the upper house), meets in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body consisting of 650 members known as Members of Parliament (MPs).
Bills may be introduced in either house, though controversial bills normally originate in the House of Commons. The supremacy of the Commons in legislative matters is assured by the Parliament Acts, under which certain types of bills may be presented for the Royal Assent without the consent of the House of Lords.
They do it a bit differently than we do in the states, but basically the same concept.
So the House of Commons is like the House of Representatives and the House of Lords is like the Senate. Can you imagine POTUS having a go at Boehner and the rest of the Republicans and it all gets televised?! What if it were Bush a few years back? That would have been must see TV!
Imagine the ratings?
Check out a clip from Question Time in British House of Commons in which a Q&A takes place with the Prime Minister every Wednesday for 30 minutes. Tune into to CSPAN to see it live.
Cheeky fun! Take a look...
Of course CSPAN televises most of the shit that spews out of Washington, but its not nearly as entertaining or fun!
Pro Se will be drafting a petition for Question Time in the House of Representatives!
1 comment:
Yes it would make interesting TV and funny as hell but I don't think it would make a difference in how things are handle in this country there's something fundamental wrong with our politicians ..
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