Parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation.You choose a Member
indeed; but when you have chosen him, heisnotthe
Member for Bristol, but heisa Member of Parliament.
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The greatest deliberative body in the world?has too often been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.
Margaret Chase SmithParliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a member indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not a member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament .
Edmund BurkeWomen had prerogative in deliberative sessions touching either peace-government, or martial affairs.
The privilege of committing for contempt is inherent in every deliberative body invested with authority by the Constitution.
Parliament is not a congress of ambassadors from different and hostile interests; which interests each must maintain, as an agent and advocate, against other agents and advocates; but parliament is a deliberative assembly of one nation, with one interest, that of the whole; where, not local purposes, not local prejudices ought to guide, but the general good, resulting from the general reason of the whole. You choose a member indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not a member of Bristol, but he is a member of parliament .