Sentences with phrase «above elected politicians»
«The question is whether one presumes that the deep state controls the organs of the state and acts as a puppet master above elected politicians, and I think in the US's case, that is a wholly inappropriate characterization.»
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The ERS's main objection is that the introduction of above the line voting is that closed list PR systems would increase the power of political parties to influence who gets elected, which, in the words of their chief executive Katie Ghose, would result in the Lords being «a mini-replica of the commons, full of party - politicians with pre-set loyalties» whilst «STV would help create a chamber free to provide objective scrutiny».