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A casual majority of the House of Commons has therefore dominant power: it can legislate as it wishes.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “A casual majority of the House of Commons has therefore dominant power: it can legislate as it wishes.”
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Bagehot asserts that a simple majority in the House of Commons holds significant power to legislate.
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