We believe that the upper house should be retained. It should be given more power, not less. It is suffering a death of a thousand cuts. It allows the Taoiseach of the day to appoint anyone as a Minister, theoretically. (He could appoint me as a Senator, and he could elevate me to a Ministerial Portfolio)
Such a power is imporant, while it mighn’t be used in practice it reminds us of the position in Britain where the Queen retains powers, which while only exercised “on the advice of” others still give her a status, she could do certain things if she wanted to.
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