Whenever talk of dissolving Mongolia's parliament picks up among politicians, ordinary people and the powerful react in opposite ways. Citizens take the idea calmly, reasoning that if state work is not going well, new elections can simply be held and voters can choose again. Those inside the circles of power instead sound the alarm, as if the state were about to collapse. The author's point is that an election costs regular citizens nothing and gives them a fresh say, while for officeholders it is their positions that feel threatened.