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It would be like a vote of censure on a Liberal Government by the Carlton, or on a Tory Government by the Reform Club.
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Walter Bagehot
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gutenberg.orgWalter Bagehot: “It would be like a vote of censure on a Liberal Government by the Carlton, or on a Tory Government by the Reform Club.”
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Bagehot uses an analogy to illustrate the ineffectiveness of censure votes from the Lords against a government.
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