Upper House Votes for Limits on Hunting
Britain’s upper house of Parliament, the House of Lords, voted for restrictions on hunting with hounds after the lower house voted to ban it outright.
Neither chamber’s vote is binding; Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government said it wanted to assess the opinions of lawmakers before deciding what to do.
But some lawmakers said the fox hunting issue has also become a test of the supremacy of the elected lower house over unelected peers in the House of Lords.
The upper house voted in favor of the “middle way,” which would allow the hunting of foxes, stags and hares--with restrictions.
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