Timeline for Why do so many shows use a 'High Council'?
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| Apr 8, 2015 at 22:03 | vote | accept | Zack | ||
| Apr 7, 2015 at 21:14 | comment | added | Nerrolken | @RoyalCanadianBandit That's interesting, but one possible exception doesn't change the general fact that Councils are overwhelmingly bodies of collective decision-making, usually by vote. For example, you mention the US Cabinet as a board of advisors, but the Cabinet does vote on some matters (such as Presidential incapacity according to the 25th amendment). | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 20:29 | comment | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | @Nerrolken: Not necessarily so -- in England, the Privy Council originated as a group of close advisors to the king. No voting was involved and they could be appointed or dismissed as the king chose. They were very loosely equivalent to the US Cabinet. (The Privy Council still exists, although today its functions are significantly different.) | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 18:26 | comment | added | Nerrolken | @Omegacron Agreed, that's why I hedged my statement. But the idea is that a Council is by its nature a vote-based system, so whether or not the society as a whole is democratic, it has at least recognized the value of majority rule in certain circumstances. This, in the minds of the audience, generally puts it above straight-monarchies or despots. Even the Romulan and Klingon High Councils have a sense of dignity and respectability in Star Trek, despite being from very oppressive societies. | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 18:18 | comment | added | Omegacron | Good answer, but as for #1 a council could only be democratic if the members are elected by the public. We've seen many examples where council seats are either inherited or directly tied to a person's job and/or role in society - something more akin to the Presidential Cabinet than Congress. | |
| Apr 7, 2015 at 17:41 | history | edited | phantom42 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 7, 2015 at 17:28 | history | answered | Nerrolken | CC BY-SA 3.0 |