The Tremendous Possibilities of the House of Lords and What the United States Can Learn

The Tremendous Possibilities of the House of Lords and What the United States Can Learn

            There exists a debate in the United Kingdom about keeping the House of Lords as an institution.  The United Kingdom should keep the House of Lords but transform it into a non-partisan house of consciousness comprised of leading academic thinkers across many disciplines appointed by a non-partisan national committee.  This new House of Lords would be devoid of any real legislative power and at most have the ability to delay a piece of legislation in the House of Commons one or two legislative periods, as the House of Lords currently can at present.  This new House of Lords would have the primary duty of advising the House of Commons and proposing legislation for consideration by the House of Commons.  Because this new House of Lords would be comprised of the leading minds of Great Britain who will be appointed for life, it will allow the House of Lords to leverage unrivaled knowledge without the political pressure which correspond to the needs of getting reelected.  Given that his new House of Lords will be comprised of members who do not have to go through the compromising electoral process and are appointed for life, its members will not fall prey to the corrupting influences of politics.  Members will be able to give opinions that are unpopular as well as propose legislation that is unpopular as well without the fear of electoral reprisals.  They will be a House of Lords above politics and with the ability to be utilized as a House of consciousness.  A governing body composed of the most intelligent people in society without the corrupting pressures of politics would be the envy of every democratic nation.