I don't understand: the commonwealth isn't a hierarchical international organization that really prohibits anything. It is merely a shared state figurehead, an

I don't understand: the commonwealth isn't a hierarchical international organization that really prohibits anything. It is merely a shared state figurehead, and that figurehead is notable for having only a symbolic role in the governance of a given commonwealth country. More specifically, it's not a suicide pact: the UK is welcome to be asinine, and we're welcome to ignore it.