Chapter 625 Cabinet and Prime Minister
Purficott's words made the truly knowledgeable people think deeply. Many of them were deeply aware of the inefficiency of parliament.
Sometimes it is obviously an urgent matter, but it is stuck in the matter that needs to be approved by the parliament, which delays the matter very much.
So the Duke of Gloucester asked Perficott: "Earl Brandlis, what do you have in mind?"
"The empire needs a more efficient and professional institution to manage the daily affairs of the empire and deal with emergencies. Parliament is more of a place to decide on major decision-making matters such as national policies and major policies." Purficott finally put down his hands. Book, start talking about it.
As she spoke, almost everyone sat upright and listened carefully to her words.
This is the power of the Earl of the North, and the entire empire must listen carefully to his words.
However, Purficott had no idea about this. She was just expressing her own point of view: "Major policies and law-making can be left to the parliament, because these really require detailed arguments and the integration of various interests and groups. After the opinions are finally formed, a plan acceptable to everyone can be implemented.
Parliament happens to be such a place, and with representatives of all parties' interests present, everyone can have enough time to discuss it seriously and formulate policies and laws that are not necessarily the most suitable but acceptable to everyone.
But when it comes to governing the country, parliament is undoubtedly inefficient. We cannot let the National Assembly argue for a week without getting an answer just to build a road or install more trash cans on the roadside.
Therefore, the empire needs an institution that is efficient, professional, and has enough power to make timely decisions.
The Imperial Council is the key to supporting the operation of the entire empire, making important decisions in a timely manner at critical moments, and allowing the empire to always walk on the right path and thrive.
Therefore, I suggest that the responsibilities of the Parliament should be clarified, and the daily administrative management of the empire and the decision-making power of major emergency matters should be separated from the Parliament and handed over to the Imperial Council.
In addition, the Royal Council should be formed into a regular cabinet, and the position of Prime Minister should be established to oversee the overall situation of the empire and manage the daily affairs of the empire together with the cabinet members nominated by Her Majesty the Queen and approved by the Parliament. ”
After hearing what Purficott said, everyone present didn't know what to say.
There is no doubt that Purficott's move is undoubtedly reducing the authority of the parliament, turning the parliament that could originally influence the empire's politics and influence the empire's decisions into a place where it is just a place for quarrels.
Perhaps the legislative power is indeed a very important power, but for a huge empire, it can't hold meetings every day to legislate, right?
And as the law continues to improve, new legislation will become less and less, and what remains is nothing more than adjustments and modifications to existing laws in response to social changes.
These tasks seem important, but in fact they are not as important as imagined.
As for the country’s major policies? This is even more nonsense. This thing is just a programmatic thing. It is impossible to discuss what should be done this year once a year.
Moreover, it is only a discussion, rather than a decision by the parliament on what to do and what specific things to do.
To put it bluntly, this is a reference opinion that sets the tone, and the specific implementation depends on the cabinet.
It is the cabinet reorganized from the Imperial Council that truly implements major policies and determines specific national strategies. The most important person in the cabinet should be the prime minister. According to Purficott's explanation, the list of cabinet members needs to be nominated by the prime minister, which undoubtedly gives the prime minister great power.
After all, the cabinet is the institution that actually manages the country, and the cabinet members are undoubtedly the people who can really manage the country, which can be described as high and powerful.
"Earl Brandlis, how should this prime minister be selected? Should it be voted by parliament, or appointed by Her Majesty the Queen herself?" Someone asked Purficott this key question.
In fact, the position of prime minister had similar existence in the empire in the past. For example, the Duke of Gloucester held the position of speaker of the Parliament of Nobles, which in a sense possessed part of the powers of the prime minister.
However, the position of the Speaker of the Noble Council is more to restrain the Noble Council and to coordinate the conflicts between the imperial power and the Noble Council. It does not have the power to appoint and remove members of the Noble Council, nor does it have the power to actually manage the country.
Purficott proposed the prime minister and cabinet. To a large extent, various forces believed that Purficott wanted to control the entire country in this way.
This suddenly made all the forces become nervous. After all, if this really happened, even if Purficott did not sit on the throne, it would be no different from becoming the emperor.
Therefore, how the prime minister should be elected and how the prime minister should perform his duties have become the key among the keys.
However, they obviously misunderstood Purficott. She just waved her hands and said: "Of course, the position of prime minister must be elected through election, and then it must be recognized by the Queen before it can perform its duties. Moreover, this position cannot be for life, or even for a term of office." Too long to prevent the Prime Minister from expanding his power and cultivating his personal power.
Therefore, the term of each prime minister should be controlled to about four to five years. After one term, he must be re-elected and be re-elected for at most one term, after which he must be replaced.
Of course, in times of war or other critical special circumstances, the Prime Minister can extend his term, but he must obtain the consent of both the National Assembly and the Queen. ”
The system proposed by Purficott exceeded everyone's expectations. They did not expect that Purficott would give up the opportunity to control the empire so directly, but they still found the system she proposed acceptable. of.
Of course, even if you think it's acceptable in your heart, you still have to argue with your mouth.
And these have nothing to do with Purficott. She has shown her attitude, and naturally there are officials on her side to fight for her vested interests.
As for herself? Then he picked up the book again and read it with gusto.
When he got bored, there were refreshments and Befa's black tea, which made Perfectcott feel really uncomfortable.
Purficott is not worried at all about whether the prime minister and cabinet system will be adopted. After all, the original world also had a prime minister system around the 18th century. The prime minister elected by this system was the direct manager of the country. It was also considered a new era at that time. A sign of the transfer of imperial power to the emerging bourgeoisie.
If Purficott now proposes this system, it will inevitably get the support of a considerable number of people. After all, this is an important opportunity for the emerging bourgeoisie and the middle and lower nobles to gain power.
Such a system is advanced enough in this era to effectively manage a country, and it can ensure a very critical thing, that is, even if the king is a fool, it will not affect the country's internal affairs.
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