Quote Originally Posted by lucy View Post
I certainly wouldn't go as far as saying that a professional parliament decides on a better knowledge base than the general population. But then again, your Congress and Senate might be different from ours, although I have a hard time believing that.
Theoretically, at least, an elected parliament SHOULD have the resources to get the information they need to make a truly informed judgement on an issue. In reality, perhaps not so much. And yeah, sometimes the people that are elected are no smarter than the average voter. Or even less smart. Still, it seems to work, and helps to keep some of the more bizarre attempts at lawmaking from happening. Usually.