Preserving the subsidiary sovereignty of the Parish

Interesting commentary "Preserving the subsidiary sovereignty of the Parish" by Tony the Prof on his blog:

"Jersey’s Constables in the States represent that element of bicameralism but they are weaker than a perfect bicameral legislature. Were that the case, there would be a second house with the right to bring legislation and to vote down legislation from the other house. Alternatively, they could effectively be reduced to a token bicameral legislature with merely the power to scrutinise and suggest amendments to legislation, capable of being overridden at any time by the other house.

In a small Island, neither solution would provide both a limit to how much say they could have, and that they should have a vote in order to protect the smaller units of government – the Parishes – from a more centralised State."