Rejected petition House of Lords to become an elected body

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The House of Lords in the "upper" house and yet NOT one of the peers who sit in it have been elected by the UK electorate to do so. Instead peers are created by the whim of the Prime Minister and those nominated by the Leader of the Opposition and other party leaders.

This situation is not democratic and not acceptable in the twenty first century.

By signing this e-petition you agree that the government should bring forward legislation to make the House of Lords a 100% elected by the UK electorate.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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Date submitted 12 October 2011
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