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The joke is that he can do this, but once only as afterwards he will no longer have the power to do so. Realistically it will just be passed anyway one way or

by arp242 3y ago

The joke is that he can do this, but once only as afterwards he will no longer have the power to do so. Realistically it will just be passed anyway one way or the other. e.g. the UK will become a republic, or they will bypass the monarch like they did in Belgium when the king refused to sign the abortion law (parliament declared the king "incapacitated" in which case the PM could sign things in to law, and a few hours later they declared him "capable" again – whether this really was keeping with the spirit or even text of the law is dubious, it's not in my reading, but no one really cared; the only reason Belgium still has a monarchy is because the king didn't object to this hack).

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salamanderss 3y ago
He'd still be commander in chief of Canada's armed forces. There's that at least.
- smallnix 3y ago
  The king of Belgium has anything to do with Canada?
  - salamanderss 3y ago
    Nah referring to England's king.
    - blibble 3y ago
      England hasn't had a king since the 1700s edit: for the ignorant (hello downvoters), this is a true statement. the last King of England was William III (who died in 1702) the Kingdom of England ceased to exist in 1707 with the Act of Union when it merged with the with the Kingdom of Scotland to become the Kingdom of Great Britain
      - corobo 3y ago
        Well ackthuallllyyy, The parent comment said "England's king", not "The King of England"
      - bloqs 3y ago
        England's King is a perfectly legitimate thing to say.
andyjohnson0 3y ago
> they will bypass the monarch like they did with brexit [1]. Royal assent is a hangover from the settlement of the English civil war. It exists as a backstop to allow the monarch to safeguard their rights and privileges from encroachment by parliament. It does not exist to prevent bad laws. The way to prevent bad laws is to not elect bad governments. [1] https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/decision-of-the-supreme-court-on-the-prorogation-of-parliament/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/decision-of-the-supreme...
- drewcoo 3y ago
  > The way to prevent bad laws is to not elect bad governments That's an option? I, from the land of lesser evils, am jealous.

by arp242 3y ago

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salamanderss 3y ago

He'd still be commander in chief of Canada's armed forces. There's that at least.

smallnix 3y ago
The king of Belgium has anything to do with Canada?
- salamanderss 3y ago
  Nah referring to England's king.
  - blibble 3y ago
    England hasn't had a king since the 1700s edit: for the ignorant (hello downvoters), this is a true statement. the last King of England was William III (who died in 1702) the Kingdom of England ceased to exist in 1707 with the Act of Union when it merged with the with the Kingdom of Scotland to become the Kingdom of Great Britain
    - corobo 3y ago
      Well ackthuallllyyy, The parent comment said "England's king", not "The King of England"
    - bloqs 3y ago
      England's King is a perfectly legitimate thing to say.

andyjohnson0 3y ago

> they will bypass the monarch like they did with brexit [1]. Royal assent is a hangover from the settlement of the English civil war. It exists as a backstop to allow the monarch to safeguard their rights and privileges from encroachment by parliament. It does not exist to prevent bad laws. The way to prevent bad laws is to not elect bad governments. [1] https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/decision-of-the-supreme-court-on-the-prorogation-of-parliament/ https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/decision-of-the-supreme...

drewcoo 3y ago
> The way to prevent bad laws is to not elect bad governments That's an option? I, from the land of lesser evils, am jealous.