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Plan of Parliamentary Reform, in the Form of a Catechism. [followed By] a Sketch [by G.w. Meadley] of the Various Proposals for a
Plan of Parliamentary Reform in the Form of a Catechism a Sketch of the Various Proposals for a - followed By - by G.w. Meadley Author:Jeremy Bentham Title: Plan of Parliamentary Reform, in the Form of a Catechism. [followed By] a Sketch [by G.w. Meadley] of the Various Proposals for a Constitutional Reform in the Representation of the People General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1817 Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Notes: This is a black and w... more »hite OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: §. 6. Differences between this and the original Editions of Radical Reform. So much for absolute views : now for a comparative one. In the above explained list of principal arrange ments -- taking ten for the number -- I find in the original editions of Radical Reform these following: viz. 1. Applying to the situation of Elector these three, viz. I. Comprehension of all interests. 2. Virtual universality of suffrage. 3. Practical equality of suffrage: -- these three ; unless the first and second should be regarded as the same object under two different names. But, in these same original plans, neither secrecy of suffrage, nor therefore (as it seems to me) freedom of suffrage, are included. II. Applying to the situation of Representative, these three, viz. 1. Operating in the character of an instrumental security, impermanence of the situation, viz. by means of annuality; and, -- in so far as this suffices, -- the two principal securities, viz. due dependence, and, to the extent of its operation, due independence. 2. Due dependence as towards Electors. 3. Due independence as towards C r-General and Co. But, referable to this last head, in this same original plan two other securities -which I do not find, -- but which, in the character of instrumental securities, with reference to those principal ones, have presented themselves to my view as indispensable, -- a...« less