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Viviennemary · 27/06/2015 20:15

The country has spoken. Labour lost nearly 100 seats. I know they are sore about it and are blaming everyone but themselves and their daft policies. Not to mention that twit Miliband who cost them millions of votes including mine.

wigglylines · 27/06/2015 20:10

More info on the queen's powers here.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom

wigglylines · 27/06/2015 20:08

Suggest you eat your biscuits and learn about how our system is set up. This petition has a perfectly plausible aim, were it to get enough signatures. (It won't, but that doesn't stop me signing in hope!)

The petition is to the queen. As head of state she does have the power to dissolve parliament. The PM is only there because the queen appoints him / her IIRC. In practice she always decides to appoint the winner of the general election but our law doesn't say she has to.

Dissolution of parliament by the monarch would usually happen after a vote of no confidence by a majority of MPs, but this is an interesting idea IMO.

What if people finally saw clearly what the tories are up and so say 30 million of us petitioned the queen to get rid of the tories. Would she do it?

(Not saying I think this will happen, but interesting to think what if)

We could argue for example that the Tory government has acted upon numerous policies that were not in the Tory election manifestos. These legislative changes therefore have no democratic mandate for implementation and could arguably represent a Coup d'état.

(I have copied and edited the last para from a similar petition for the last government)

CatMilkMan · 27/06/2015 19:06
Biscuit
Alibabsandthe40Musketeers · 27/06/2015 19:04

get a revote Hmm

That is not how it works.

HelenF350 · 27/06/2015 18:59

Biscuit Absolutely ridiculous.

Consent2trix · 27/06/2015 18:56

No, there are many different groups acting at the state the country is going to soon be in, and if they can get 200k signatures they can get a revote, look it up, it's worth it.
Or I shall find the info.

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bereal7 · 27/06/2015 18:52

ShockHmmBiscuit

SqueezyCheeseWeasel · 27/06/2015 18:51

You know that big election thingummy we had about, ummm, 7 weeks ago? That was the big chance to vote them out. The electorate voted for them to stay. I'm a labour voter but I accept that this is the gvt chosen by the electorate (who voted). It's the 'gamble' you take living in a democracy.

Consent2trix · 27/06/2015 18:49

Oh sorry, was my link not clickable haha.
Thank you.

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wigglylines · 27/06/2015 18:47

Done and shared :)

Consent2trix · 27/06/2015 18:46

Thank you, tell others if you can that we are able to do this.

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2old2beamum · 27/06/2015 18:41

DONE thank you

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