If indeed it be that a Federal Government compels the erection of an Upper Chamber of conclusive and co-ordinate authority, it is one more in addition to the many other inherent defects of that kind of Government.
Bagehot critiques the inherent flaws of federal governments that necessitate an upper chamber with equal authority.
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