Message from @Somi
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They don't
The PM certainly does when meeting with the monarch personally every week
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@RMS_Gigantic do they meet every week, because I don't think it is that often
they meet when they get sworn in
```The British Prime Minister has a weekly audience with Elizabeth II, usually every Wednesday, during parliamentary time at Buckingham Palace.```
Weekly
Hmmmm
I wonder how much it is observed
because I know Theresa May and David Cameron were slamming corbyn on a wednesday
Looks like they make time after the meeting, because here's David Cameron confirming their weekly nature: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2710855/My-weekly-chats-Queen-help-clear-head-says-Cameron-s-not-sure-gets-it.html
Umm surprising
still doesn't mean anything
The Queen, in turn, only swore an oath to defend the Church of England, if I recall correctly
Do you honestly think any sort of Real Politik works this way?
Thoughts on Anthony Bourdain?
@M4Gunner RIP, God will be getting some tasty steak.
I honestly think the British government works this way, because it does. This is what happens when your nation has no written constitution and a Bill of Rights that can easily be contradicted like any other law.
@RMS_Gigantic You are a fucking idiot then. Each politician has their own ideals, they don't suddenly meet the queen and after 40 odd years of being in politics think "the Crown and the realm"
The UK is not a republic
She has shitloads of de jure power, however.
@RMS_Gigantic if she did there would be a big fucking problem. That is only supposed to be used in times of war
She also has massive amounts of "soft power" in the form of subtle gestures of approval or disapproval
Nah, she's literally above UK law
UK law comes from her
@RMS_Gigantic Magna Carta dickhead
She is the source of legitimacy under the UK system
hence the difference between subjects and citizens
GROAN
The lords are more of a problem than the Royal Family
the Royal Family are for getting American Tourists in
Hold on, lemme dig up Tim Pool's interview with a UK lawyer who testifies that the Magna Carta doesn't mean shit today
because it, like any other law, can be overwritten by newer legislative sessions
@RMS_Gigantic Tim Pool is another idiot, he couldn't even say "Row" correctly in the context of an argument. I am not going to believe anything he says
This isn't something he said, this is something a UK lawyer said
in response to Tim Pool asking about the Magna Carta
@RMS_Gigantic I don't believe any information coming from him any more, if he can't command simple English ... I can't trust anything else he says
and it isn't like a Vee cockup where it is obviously someone that speaks another language first and uses the wrong tense or something. It was him being a fucking moron.
Once again, this was a video interview where this lawyer was speaking directly to the audience