CONCERNING PETITIONS AND ELECTIONEERING PLEDGES

CONCERNING PETITIONS AND ELECTIONEERING PLEDGES

WE all know the power of Petitions. We know how the unlucky M.P. is moved by the massive budgets with thousands of signatures which press on him in connection with some desired, or dreaded, Bill. That is, we know how he is supposed to be moved by these petitions. The assumption apparently is that so...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Nineteenth century: a monthly review, Mar. 1877-Dec. 1900 Mar. 1877-Dec. 1900, 1900-10, Vol.48 (284), p.551-556
1. Verfasser: Palmer, Sophia M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:WE all know the power of Petitions. We know how the unlucky M.P. is moved by the massive budgets with thousands of signatures which press on him in connection with some desired, or dreaded, Bill. That is, we know how he is supposed to be moved by these petitions. The assumption apparently is that some members of Parliament have no convictions at all apart from the conviction that they are called to sit in the House of Commons. It is even said that there are members of the House who profess that they have no convictions.
ISSN:2043-5304