throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoWhat's the point of constitutional monarchies? Why even keep the monarchy in place if they aren't even doing anything?message-squaremessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the point of constitutional monarchies? Why even keep the monarchy in place if they aren't even doing anything?throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square143fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 days agoIt’s called Royal Assent, the GG gets final say over everything. When they don’t like what you’re doing, they dismiss your P.M. and cause a constitutional crisis. Just be glad you haven’t had to have it happen yet, and let’s hope your never do.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoWow that is messed up. It’s also from 50 years ago so… yeah.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoYeah, so within the lifetime of most of my country. So…. yeah, it can happen and is a risk of having an unelected foreign head of state.
It’s called Royal Assent, the GG gets final say over everything.
When they don’t like what you’re doing, they dismiss your P.M. and cause a constitutional crisis.
Just be glad you haven’t had to have it happen yet, and let’s hope your never do.
Wow that is messed up. It’s also from 50 years ago so… yeah.
Yeah, so within the lifetime of most of my country.
So…. yeah, it can happen and is a risk of having an unelected foreign head of state.