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No, that that's not true. In countries with a history of royalty the monarch is sovereign but in modern times that power is vested in Parliament. The notion of
by ForHackernews 6y ago
No, that that's not true. In countries with a history of royalty the monarch is sovereign but in modern times that power is vested in Parliament.
The notion of popular sovereignty is largely a recent new-world fancy.
- toyg 6y agoI don’t know what your beef is, but what you say it’s not true for France, Germany, Italy, and likely tons more. All these constitutions state explicitly that sovereignty belongs to the people. Even in UK, where Parliament is now sovereign by way of forcing its primacy over the Crown, there are plenty of arguments about this (as recently rehashed), and the question is technically not settled.