Original sentence: , appointments to Cabinet or to parliamentary secretary positions.One element of their direct democracy policy was the proposal that the prime minister and cabinet members be elected by the government party's caucus in the House of Commons.The party argued that this would remove the power that the prime minister currently has to command loyalty from  caucus members in return for the rewards of more authority in the government, e
Edited sentence: One intriguing element of their policy book called for the prime minister and cabinet members to be elected by the candidates successfully elected to the House of Commons for the party that will govern.Whatever drawbacks this might have, it has the advantage of removing, from the prime minister, the power to command loyalty from the caucus in return for the rewards of more authority in the government