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Also, he's asking for prorogation, which is done by royal prerogative, rather than the usual recess, which is done by a vote in parliament.
by twic 7y ago
Also, he's asking for prorogation, which is done by royal prerogative, rather than the usual recess, which is done by a vote in parliament.
- pbhjpbhj 7y agoYes, The Parliament Act left the Queen with one last vestige of power, prorogation. Johnson PM is apparently going to tell HM the Queen that she must give up the ages old constitutional arrangement of ceding power to parliament and instead she must cede power to him. That's treason both against democracy and against the crown, as I see it. So, will she intervene and hand the power promised to parliament (to prevent civil war and the downfall of the monarchy) over to Johnson such that he is no longer Her Majesty's Prime Minister but instead becomes the UK's de facto dictator; claiming the power of sovereignty for himself. Or, will she maintain the status quo established when Cromwell became, ahem, disestablished, and refuse to remove the sovereignty of parliament (and so, ironically, maintain her own sovereignty) ...