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Warrigal

Warrigal

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They don't do political sex scandals by half measures.

This one's a beautie...

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/27/europe/uk-lord-sewel-drug-allegations/

And there's damning video.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6560352/Baron-John-Sewel-drug-binges-with-prostitutes.html

And then there's this image that cannot be scrubbed from the eyeballs

The-Sun-Lord-Sewel.jpg
 

Didn't Bill Clinton prove that it is just his personal life and only of concern to his wife? Why resign?
 
Ralphy1 said:
Didn't Bill Clinton prove that it is just his personal life and only of concern to his wife? Why resign?
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Clinton wasn't doing cocaine and wasn't paying for hookers. Besides the entire House of Lords should all resign.
 

Perhaps this has been his undoing

Just six days before his wild binge was caught on film, he announced the House’s new powers to expel Lords if they breached the code of conduct.

Writing on the Huffington Post website in his capacity as Chairman of the Privileges and Conduct committee, he said: “The actions of a few damage our reputation. Scandals make good headlines.

“All Members now sign a declaration to obey the code and the seven principles of public life. The requirement that Members must always act on their personal honour has been reinforced. No system of regulation can be perfect, but the House of Lords has come a long way since 2010 in improving its regulation of its Members and punishing the small number who misbehave.

“Today’s new sanctions strengthen the regime further.”
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That and the red bra. :grin:
 
Bill never inhaled either, but he did have a string of women who volunteered to service him or were asked to...
 
But you can't get rid of a President all that easily.
You have to shoot them.

Then you automatically get the VP and is it always worth the bother?
 
Can't agree with you on that, we need another 'house' or body of people ( don't have to be Lords of course) it acts as a brake on whatever laws the Government of the day are proposing.The U.S. Has two as well.A lot of them do a good hardworking job, some simply turn up for a nap. it could use some fine tuning, but does serve a purpose.
 
oakapple said:
Can't agree with you on that, we need another 'house' or body of people ( don't have to be Lords of course) it acts as a brake on whatever laws the Government of the day are proposing.The U.S. Has two as well.A lot of them do a good hardworking job, some simply turn up for a nap. it could use some fine tuning, but does serve a purpose.
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I think the only people who should be allowed to make laws and pass bills in this country are elected, not appointed or have the office due to accident of birth.

Yes, the US has two and all are elected.
 
A few years ago, some thinking was applied as to how THOL could be replaced, how would they be chosen/ elected etc but it was shelved as being too difficult to implement, they wanted people with knowledge of politics but who were not partisan in their views, who had time and inclination to do the job and were not affiliated or indebted to any corporation, firm etc.I am sure there will be changes in the future, but more or less to say ' scrap them all' just wouldn't work.A lot of them do a good job as well.
 
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