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"but they can do it anyway, they just haven't" Isn't it fair to say that there are no restrictions on what the UK parliament could decide to do - they could do
by arethuza 3y ago
"but they can do it anyway, they just haven't"
Isn't it fair to say that there are no restrictions on what the UK parliament could decide to do - they could do anything they just mostly haven't yet?
- tialaramex 3y agoYes, it's the nature of sovereignty that they don't acknowledge any restriction, including from themselves (Parliament can pass acts which say Parliament shan't do this or that, but such acts don't actually stop them doing what they said they shall not do) I just wanted to highlight that the observed asymmetry isn't as significant as it appears, but the consequence of trying this out, in both cases, might be a constitutional crisis. If you care to learn about this specific topic, look for the "West Lothian Question". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question