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Originally Posted by nomadking
If one Parliament cannot bind a future one, then we could overturn all of the EU legislation quite easily.
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Correct, and in theory Parliament can do that. It would, however, put us in violation of international treaties. Parliament, by convention, respects such treaties even though it is sovereign and is not obliged to. As I said last night, don’t underestimate the power of convention.
I’m not going to get into a boring internet argument over this. It’s pretty clear your grasp of the workings of the British constitution is weak. The principle that Parliament cannot bind its successors is fundamental and simply isn’t up for debate here. If that’s the point you’re trying to argue then feel free to yell at yourself in the mirror, because I’ve got better things to do.
Incidentally I’m happy to confirm “Chris” is my actual name, as several members of this forum who have met me in real life will also attest.
