A win for democracy

So its been proved, the system works! The vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday over the issue of Gurkha soldiers being aloud to stay in this country once they finish fighting for it, wasn't just a victory for the Gurkha's or the correct moral call, but it was a victory for democracy.
We vote in a Government and Parliament to run the country on our behalf, to serve in the best interests of the people and the country, yet sometimes this ideal gets lost. Lost in party politics and partisan ship. The nature of our parliamentary system means that the government of the time is always powerful, they will have the most MPs in Parliament, in fact they will probably have over 50% of the MPs, this allows them to force through legislation by making their MPs vote in their favour. This means that MPs (with all parties) vote for what's best for their party rather than their constituents as they are meant to.
Yet this was all put aside this week when MPs voted on Gurkha settlement. MPs voted for what was right for the country and the people of it. The Labour MPs ignored their party whips and did what was right.
The system works. Pressure groups brought the issue to the public's attention, the courts ruled against the government and now MPs voted against the government which, now has to act with the will of the nation. The system works!
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