[title] House of Lords
[validity] democracy with legislature, instituted titles of nobility
[description] Although elected to the @@DEMONYM@@ legislature as commoners, a fair number of politicians have successfully petitioned for titles of nobility. As the peerage continues to take hold among lawmakers, some citizens are beginning to grow cynical.
[option] "How out of touch can they be?" gripes @@RANDOMNAME@@, a farmer from rural @@NAME@@. "I cast my ballot last election for a plainspoken, common-sense representative--why then, tell me, am I now being represented by a Marquis? @@HE@@ needs to spend less time decorating @@HIS@@ new estate and get back to re-connecting with @@HIS@@ community. How about you do all of these legislators a favor and ban any 'noble' @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ from having the gall to represent the general public."
[effect] noble behavior is political suicide
[option] "Well, that would be just out of order", notes @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Bercow, a senior member of the legislature trusted with maintaining parliamentary business. "Arbitrarily replacing duly-elected legislators in the middle of their term would be a democratic nightmare. Don't get me wrong, the situation's not good here, but we need to think of a more orderly approach. To keep them in legislature, just shuffle the peers in my chamber to the Upper House and promote the rest of the lot there to compensate for such trouble. These peers--and their holier-than-thou insubordination--can be my Upper colleagues' problem now."
[effect] peerage applications are @@NAME@@'s most elaborate HR complaint box
[validity] Upper House present
[option] "Well, that would be just out of order", notes @@RANDOMMALEFIRSTNAME@@ Bercow, a senior member of the legislature trusted with maintaining parliamentary business. "Arbitrarily replacing duly-elected legislators in the middle of their term would be a democratic nightmare. Don't get me wrong, the situation's not good here, but we need to think of a more orderly approach. To keep them in legislature, just establish a second parlimentary chamber and shuffle our 'Noble' compatriots there. These peers--and their holier-than-thou insubordination--can now be the problem of whichever @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ is nominated to keep them in line."
[effect] peerage applications are @@NAME@@'s most elaborate HR complaint box
[validity] Upper House abolished
[option] "What an imbalanced system," scoffs Duchess @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@, snuffing out an expensive cigar on a seat reserved for the Opposition. "Surely you do not expect my judgement to stand in equal validity compared to some of our more...unrecognized colleagues. Given that the State has clearly differentiated our worth, those of us in the peerage should be the only ones tasked with legislative responsibility. Restricting electoral participation to only the Nobility will nicely clear out the riff-raff from our hallowed halls. If they wish to be let back in, I might suggest they try and make something of their lives for once."
[effect] parliamentarian introductions can take all afternoon
[option] "You're playing with fire here, @@LEADER@@," warns monarchist @@RANDOMNAME@@, quickly flipping through a compendium of ancient documents. "Give the nobility a taste of federal decision making, and the next thing you know they'll legally force their way into running the whole operation. You've got to let Nobles know their place and abolish the Legislature. While they can tend to their estates with the relevant legal power vested to them, everyone will get the message that decisions of the State are your sole domain, @@LEADER@@."
[effect] resentment is the only absolute power Nobles cling to
