An article in the Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal notes that precedents for this idea include the British Parliament, French Estates-General, U.S. Congress, and the European Parliament, which are all systems in which, over time, power shifted to directly elected officials: "In the past, fledgling democracy has always had to compromise with the realities of power and evolve step-by-step, where possible.
亚太法律与政策期刊的一篇文章指出这一想法来源于“英国议会、法国国民议会、美国国会及欧洲的一些议会”的一些先例，他们都已形成体系，权力也随着时间的推移逐步转移至直接选举产生的官员手中：“过去，新民主制度总是要向权力这一现实妥协，然后在可能的情况下逐步进化。