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Originally Posted by Hugh
So, apparently the latest wheeze from the ERG (you know, the ‘we need to restore Parliamentary Sovereignty’ chaps and chapesses) is to propose to suspend Parliament.
Cognitive dissonance, much? |
It would be drastic, but on the other hand, there is presently a balance between the legislature and the executive which allows both to function smoothly. It is maintained by procedures and precedent. Certain parliamentarians, aided by the Speaker, are tinkering with it, with little regard for the long-term consequences, one of which is the risk of a straight confrontation between the power of the Crown and of Parliament. We really don’t want to go there, which is a major reason why those precedents are, and should be, left well alone.
Quite a few of your posts lately appear to be wilfully misrepresenting quite complex constitutional issues that I suspect you’re well aware can’t usefully be summed up in one sentence...
