Royal Prerogative My Arse
Jan. 24th, 2017 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
The High Court judges have dismissed Theresa May's appeal. Only an Act of Parliament can authorise the UK's departure from the EU under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
But she tried,didn't she,our little oberleutnant? She gave it the best she could.This was an attempt to create a precedent for over-riding the MPs and the people who voted for them.For one brief moment there, it looked as though she might just wander into parliament in a codpiece and ginger beard, and demand we dredge up the Mary Rose.
But she tried,didn't she,our little oberleutnant? She gave it the best she could.This was an attempt to create a precedent for over-riding the MPs and the people who voted for them.For one brief moment there, it looked as though she might just wander into parliament in a codpiece and ginger beard, and demand we dredge up the Mary Rose.