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Originally Posted by J epworth kendal
The Upper house from day one was to be filled with Senators that did not and should not sit for class, estate, or corporate interests, to let them be free to speak on any issue that comes before Parliament, allowing them to be able to act collectively as a check to the lower house and Cabinet.
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Maybe that's what some people wanted but when you give the power to fill the house solely to the PM and the people appointed are pretty much there for life you end up with the mess we currently have.