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You deeply misunderstand how the parliamentary system works. The PM does not have that power, but yes, parliament does (modulo EU Human Rights), and that's con
by peteretep 9y ago
You deeply misunderstand how the parliamentary system works.
The PM does not have that power, but yes, parliament does (modulo EU Human Rights), and that's considered a feature not a bug.
- pjc50 9y agoConsidered by whom? The British constitution functions, yes, but not very well. It's a huge legacy mess of patch sets and emergency bug fixes.
- peteretep 9y ago> Considered by whom? ... the people who put it in place 300 years ago?
- pjc50 9y agoIsn't it more relevant what people alive today consider?
- peteretep 9y agoIn determining if the system is a good one or not, yes. But in determining if it's working how the creators wanted it to, and hence whether it's a feature or bug? No.
- pjc50 9y agoThe intent of the original creators was, among other things, vehement anti-Catholicism. That's what the line "That the Subjects which are Protestants may have Arms for their Defence suitable to their Conditions and as allowed by Law." is doing in the original text. Sectarianism: bug or feature?
- andy_ppp 9y agoWhat rights do I have under the UK system that can't be taken away?
- peteretep 9y agoNone, because of Parliametary Sovereignty.
- andy_ppp 9y agoNo I don't; what happens is politicians do whatever will keep them in parliament even if it's immoral or illegal (see the Iraq war or The Great Repeal bill or The Regulatory Powers Act). Really there are any number of actions by parliament eroding our freedoms over the past 20 years or so. If it wasn't obvious from my original statement; I was talking about a Donald Trump character with the backing of his party (on either the far Left or far Right).