The system that translucent described actually sounds really good and I guess it is (at least partially) the reason for Rheinland Gov's rather good reputation. It is/was special in being a "working government", and I also assume that the lack of totally knee-jerk reactions and obviously bad judgement comes from more than one person looking over it, voting on it.
I'd find it sad to see it go. For me, discussing things with a few people before doing it is a means of quality management. And one can say many things about Rheinland, but Rhein Gov did a very solid job in my opinion.
