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> 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 backsto
by 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.