The voluntary plan, therefore, when tried in this easy form is inconsistent with the extrinsic independence as well as with the inherent moderation of a Parliament--two of the conditions which, as we have seen, are essential to the bare possibility of Parliamentary government.
Bagehot critiques the voluntary plan for constituencies, arguing it undermines essential parliamentary independence and moderation.
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