The House of Lords, as it cannot turn out the Ministry for making treaties, has in no case a decisive weight in foreign policy, though its debates on them are often excellent; and there is a real danger at present in giving it such weight.
Bagehot discusses the limited influence of the House of Lords on foreign policy in the English Constitution.
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