https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070509-12.html

Sure, that happened

But that changes fuck all for me honestly

The bill's fucking atrocious

```"Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions;```

Oh

'Directive' 51?

That isnt Canada?

Nevermind me.

I thought of C-51.

Sorry, I kind of came in here with my own topic in mind

Though speaking of Canada, my big issue with how Tim talks about Directive 51 is how it requires something so ungodly catastrophic to occur before it can even be an option on the table,

in contrast to a place like Canada, where the Queen could dismiss your parliament tomorrow

That... No.

We wouldnt stand for that 😛

She knows it, we know it.

Australia stood for it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis

In 1975.

Nearly half a century ago

Australia had their duly elected prime minister dismissed due to little more than bad poll numbers and a gridlocked legislature

and Australia just laid down and took it

And then the minority party's leader was put into power as head of government

Sounds interesting

and as far as I know, this is an area where Canada and Australia have virtually identical laws

The Queen meddled with us in the past a bit, but it was mostly political bullshit our politicians were asking for.

Canada's armed forces swear allegiance to the Queen personally

as do Canadian politicans

Yes, because we were both previously colonies

I cant say you're wrong in terms of laws

so they cannot, legally, object to her exercising her full authority

But in terms of practice i staunchly believe you're way off.

We can illegally, very loudly object to it

And we would

nah, Canada is cucked

you'd kneel to the queen

I find it hard to believe that Canada is independent of the UK bearing these factors in mind

Really, it depends on the circumstance.

If Canada were itself too divided to act, it probably wouldn't.

If what she did had wide popular approval

You're probably right

That was the case with Australia