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The Lord of the Twinks of Nowa Polonie

Anyone who thinks that the Queen, or the Royal Family for that matter, act as a constitutional safeguard for 'British Democracy' isn't familiar with the Irish Home Rule Crisis, and what happened to the House of Lords, an institution that people also refer to as a constitutional safe-guard.

Three times the Commons voted for Irish Home Rule - three times the Lords vetoed it. This lead to the modern and current arrangement. Commons voted to remove the House of Lords ability to block legislation, and instead replaced it with a legal ability to delay legislation, for three years, then to one.

And the same thing happened, is happening and will happen to the British Royal Family. I find it quite amusing that the strongest argument I've heard for retaining them has come from a Bengali.

Imperium of lapus

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