text_original: The Reichstag, elected by universal suffrage, had only a negative power ; it might thwart the Chan  cellor's acts by refusing to vote for the legal pro  posals presented to it ; but such refusal was tanta  mount to its committing suicide, for, in such a case, it was dissolved to give place to a fresh and more docile assem.bly.
text_transcription: THE REICHSTOG ELECTED BY UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE HAD ONLY A NEGATIVE POWER IT MIGHT THWART THE CHANCELLOR'S ACTS BY REFUSING TO VOTE FOR THE LEGAL PROPOSALS PRESENTED TO IT BUT SUCH REFUSAL WAS TANTAMOUNT TO ITS COMMITTING SUICIDE FOR IN SUCH A CASE IT WAS DISSOLVED TO GIVE PLACE TO A FRESH AND MORE DOCILE ASSEMBLY
phonemes: ðə ɹˈaɪxstæɡ, ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl sˈʌfɹɪdʒ, hæd ˈoʊnli ɐ nˈɛɡətˌɪv pˈaʊɚ ; ɪt mˌaɪt θwˈɔːɹt ðə tʃˈæn sˈɛlɚz ˈækts baɪ ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tə vˈoʊt fɚðə lˈiːɡəl pɹˈoʊ pˈoʊzəlz pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd tʊ ɪt ; bˌʌt sˈʌtʃ ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl wʌz tˈæntə mˈaʊnt tʊ ɪts kəmˈɪɾɪŋ sˈuːɪsˌaɪd, fɔːɹ, ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ kˈeɪs, ɪt wʌz dɪsˈɑːlvd tə ɡˈɪv plˈeɪs tʊ ɐ fɹˈɛʃ ænd mˈɔːɹ dˈɑːsəl ɐsˈɛm.blˈaɪ.