A LOPSIDED DEMOCRACY.
" New Zealand is a lop-sided democracy," said Mr. T. E. Taylor, in apeak, ing at a luncheon" at the New Zealand Club in Wellington. The power to introduce legislation mostly depended on nomination. Democratic power was at the base, and the power of nomination was stretching away at the top. A private member could get leave to introduce a. Billhe seldom got more. The constitution of Cabinet depended on the Prime Minister, and tho personnel of the Legislative Council might depend on the whim of the Ministry, or even the Prime Minister. He argued in favour of the referendum, with the initiative, so that the people might have better opportunities to get good government Briefly touching socialism, he said : " I believe in socialism because I believe it is the antithesis of U'lfi.'ihness."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14235, 4 December 1909, Page 8
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135A LOPSIDED DEMOCRACY. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14235, 4 December 1909, Page 8
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