British Parliament Votes to Remove Hereditary Aristocrats from House of Lords

The British Parliament has voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, ending a 700-year tradition of inherited seats, as reported by The Onion and Hacker News. Hacker News noted that the House of Lords dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons, which will oust dozens of dukes, earls, and viscounts. The reform follows a 1999 change that removed most hereditary peers but left 92 in place, and the remaining ones will leave at the end of the current parliamentary session in spring, according to Hacker News.

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