If, therefore, a tribunal of revision can be found in which the executive, though powerful, is less powerful, the Government will be the better; the retarding chamber will impede minor instances of Parliamentary tyranny, though it will not prevent or much impede revolution.
Bagehot suggests that a less powerful tribunal of revision can improve government by mitigating minor legislative tyranny.
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