It's all well and nice to see people who aren't political hacks sitting there, but at least the bagmen knew they were just there to move along parliament's laws. The question is, do these people? The senate has been a rubber stamp body for decades for a reason, it's appointees do not have a democratic mandate to tinker with laws. We're going to have a constitutional crisis soon if these people turn out to be busybody do-gooders who think they can override elected officials.