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Originally Posted by CaudleHalbard
Ultimately the queen can veto legislation.
The power may not have been used in 300 years but it is still there and is a safeguard against a government which decides to act despotically because it had a majority in parliament, despite only getting 35-40% of the vote. The existence of the power is more important than the exercise of it.
For now, anyway, we are happy for a monarch to have that ultimate power. Things may change in the future and we may want to give the power of veto to a politician. I don't see that happening any time soon.
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I find the idea that the queen of all people needs a veto to be laughable. The monarchy has more to teach us about acting like despots than even the Tories could muster.
She is not a parent reprimanding her children. A symbolic power is useless when it comes to the ruling classes, otherwise the prisons would be full of bankers.
Completely remove the church and the monarchy from politics.
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