He proposed a Royal Commission to test public opinion in Rhodesia regarding independence under the 1961 constitution, and suggested that the UK might safeguard black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing relevant devolved powers.
For Mr. Ambedkar, without state protection and safeguarded political representation, weak groups like Untouchables would never gain an equal footing in hierarchical India.
The text I've seen floating around reads: In order to safeguard the fair representation of the people at large, campaign contributions shall not be accepted by candidates for public office and/or primaries; nor shall contributions be accepted by political parties.
State legislatures would find it nearly impossible to dilute the votes of racial minority voters and courts would return to being the final safeguard of fair representation, rather than the primary one.
During his own visit to Salisbury later that month, he proposed to safeguard future black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing control over the Rhodesian parliamentary structure to London.
After Wilson proposed in late October 1965 that Britain might safeguard future black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing some of the colonial government's devolved powers, then presented terms for an investigatory Royal Commission that the Rhodesians found unacceptable, Smith and his Cabinet declared independence.
The interests of the Mohammedans are safeguarded by the representation they enjoy in the Legislative Councils, and Moslem sentiment is appeased by the removal of the capital to the Mohammedan City of Delhi.
The interests of the community are moreover safeguarded through their representation in the seven-member Water Management Board established under the project.
There was a strong-antidemocratic element to western political theory until the 1700s, and Hamilton, Adams, and Madison were all deeply suspicious of direct democracy; hence their concern with setting up safeguards such as indirect representation.
In periods of intense partisan and cultural division, traditional safeguards break down because traditional representation is lacking.
They feel that only their own strong representation in government would safeguard their interests.
