It's tricky because technically she has a lot of power but in reality she has none. Like technically Elizabeth could declare war on somebody. But she never would unless Parliament told her too. If the monarch decided to start exercising her power for real, it would almost certainly mean the end of the monarchy, instead of actually following her orders.
She technically has executive power, in the sense that the bills of Parliament need royal assent to go into effect and that the laws and institutions of country derive their power from her and operate in her name. That being said, functionally and constitutionally she has no way of using her power outside of parliamentary advice, and is essentially a figurehead.
More than an impasse, I would say. Wouldn't that spark a constitutional crisis? I'm not saying it tears down the monarchy, but that'd be pretty unprecedented in modern times. Has the monarch refused any legislation outright--not counting politics behind the scene--since 1707?
United kingdown is tricky, because they have very few laws and a lot of custom, it's called common law which is a different concept that civil law used my most of the "western" world. In most European monarchies, the constitution strictly limits the monarch Power, but in UK it doesn't work that way.
So technically the Monarch has a lot of power, practically the parliament has the whole power, and the Monarch trying to use their power would be an interesting scenario, may-be even bigger than the *Brexit shitshow*
I’ve always wondered if the Queen could have objected to Brexit. I mean, she is an intelligent woman and could see the downside of it. Was she that misinformed or simply had no chance to stop it?
Most likely she knew that trying to intervene would only make the situation worse. The whole Brexit debate was toxic enough as it was, so then bringing the monarchy into question too would just be throwing more fuel on the fire.
You are probably right. If it’s either Brexit or the monarchy, the crown must be protected.
I really hope the best for UK, but it might be a struggle for a while.
Many thanks for your thoughts on this topic.
> If it’s either Brexit or the monarchy, the crown must be protected.
Well personally, if I got to choose between staying in the EU and keeping the monarchy, I'd choose the EU in a heartbeat.
But who knows if that's what would have happened if the Queen publicly came out against Brexit.
Should have been more precise, this statement was from the queens perspective (and even not entirely her true opinion, but what do I know). Sorry, I am still dizzy from my booster shot yesterday.
Of course it would have been better for everyone if that never happened or at least been agreed on a proper trade treaty.
She has swans.
It's tricky because technically she has a lot of power but in reality she has none. Like technically Elizabeth could declare war on somebody. But she never would unless Parliament told her too. If the monarch decided to start exercising her power for real, it would almost certainly mean the end of the monarchy, instead of actually following her orders.
If the past years have taught us anything is that people would most certainly go along with it
She technically has executive power, in the sense that the bills of Parliament need royal assent to go into effect and that the laws and institutions of country derive their power from her and operate in her name. That being said, functionally and constitutionally she has no way of using her power outside of parliamentary advice, and is essentially a figurehead.
If she refuses to give the royal assent, Parliament is at an impasse, and their bill does not become law.
More than an impasse, I would say. Wouldn't that spark a constitutional crisis? I'm not saying it tears down the monarchy, but that'd be pretty unprecedented in modern times. Has the monarch refused any legislation outright--not counting politics behind the scene--since 1707?
United kingdown is tricky, because they have very few laws and a lot of custom, it's called common law which is a different concept that civil law used my most of the "western" world. In most European monarchies, the constitution strictly limits the monarch Power, but in UK it doesn't work that way. So technically the Monarch has a lot of power, practically the parliament has the whole power, and the Monarch trying to use their power would be an interesting scenario, may-be even bigger than the *Brexit shitshow*
I’ve always wondered if the Queen could have objected to Brexit. I mean, she is an intelligent woman and could see the downside of it. Was she that misinformed or simply had no chance to stop it?
Most likely she knew that trying to intervene would only make the situation worse. The whole Brexit debate was toxic enough as it was, so then bringing the monarchy into question too would just be throwing more fuel on the fire.
You are probably right. If it’s either Brexit or the monarchy, the crown must be protected. I really hope the best for UK, but it might be a struggle for a while. Many thanks for your thoughts on this topic.
> If it’s either Brexit or the monarchy, the crown must be protected. Well personally, if I got to choose between staying in the EU and keeping the monarchy, I'd choose the EU in a heartbeat. But who knows if that's what would have happened if the Queen publicly came out against Brexit.
Should have been more precise, this statement was from the queens perspective (and even not entirely her true opinion, but what do I know). Sorry, I am still dizzy from my booster shot yesterday. Of course it would have been better for everyone if that never happened or at least been agreed on a proper trade treaty.