RE: Brexit or Breaksit?
09-11-2019, 01:02 PM (This post was last modified: 09-11-2019, 01:03 PM by Dartz.)
09-11-2019, 01:02 PM (This post was last modified: 09-11-2019, 01:03 PM by Dartz.)
Annd Trrrrriiipppplleeee Posssst
Progrogging parliament ruled unlawful by Scottish court
It hasn't taken long for muttering to emerge from Downing Street that the Scottish Court was politically motivated. It's to go to the British court next Tuesday to be upheld which - if it is - will mean the prorogment of Parliament should be effectively nullified. This also contradicts a finding of an English court.
It is stated that the judges would not have found this unless there was overhwelming documentary evidence to that effect.
More amusingly, this would mean that Boris 'lied' to the Queen about his reasons for porgoring Parliament - although somehow I think the crone on the throne probably suspected as much - but somehow, according to drivetime radio, bring the monarch into politics is the ultimate sin for a Prime Minister and - if true - his resignation would be expected.
Prime Minister Rhees-Mogg anyone?
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Meanwhile, MP's have been taking their seats anyway to host a little sit-in. Avoiding the textual flatulence from the commenting twitterati is recommended. There is something deeply disturbing about a Government that is so obviously running and hiding from its Parliament. The opposition doesn't need an election to take control.
What's especially amusing is that this situation is handled specifically in the Irish constitution. If a Taoiseach has lost the confidence of the Dail it is a specific and absolutely discretionary power of the President to refuse to dissolve the Dail and permit the opposition to form a Government without another time-consuming general election.
It'll be interesting if the proroguement is cancelled. Because then it'll be the Opposition running the Government.
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And of course, yesterday we have BJ coming to Dublin to try bash out a deal and then being marvelously upstaged by Taoiseach Varadkar (Who I still fucking hate). Like, one looks utterly cluelless and dishevelled and the other is calm, erudite and in control. It's somewhat Ironic that BJ looks more like a British stereotype of an Irishman than the Irish politician standing beside him making classical references to Heracles and Athena.
Of course, the tabloids took this as a 'Herculean task' while the actual reference was to Athena stoipping Heracles from murdering more than his wife and kids.
Anyway, lookie hear at the Guardian
Progrogging parliament ruled unlawful by Scottish court
It hasn't taken long for muttering to emerge from Downing Street that the Scottish Court was politically motivated. It's to go to the British court next Tuesday to be upheld which - if it is - will mean the prorogment of Parliament should be effectively nullified. This also contradicts a finding of an English court.
It is stated that the judges would not have found this unless there was overhwelming documentary evidence to that effect.
More amusingly, this would mean that Boris 'lied' to the Queen about his reasons for porgoring Parliament - although somehow I think the crone on the throne probably suspected as much - but somehow, according to drivetime radio, bring the monarch into politics is the ultimate sin for a Prime Minister and - if true - his resignation would be expected.
Prime Minister Rhees-Mogg anyone?
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Meanwhile, MP's have been taking their seats anyway to host a little sit-in. Avoiding the textual flatulence from the commenting twitterati is recommended. There is something deeply disturbing about a Government that is so obviously running and hiding from its Parliament. The opposition doesn't need an election to take control.
What's especially amusing is that this situation is handled specifically in the Irish constitution. If a Taoiseach has lost the confidence of the Dail it is a specific and absolutely discretionary power of the President to refuse to dissolve the Dail and permit the opposition to form a Government without another time-consuming general election.
It'll be interesting if the proroguement is cancelled. Because then it'll be the Opposition running the Government.
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And of course, yesterday we have BJ coming to Dublin to try bash out a deal and then being marvelously upstaged by Taoiseach Varadkar (Who I still fucking hate). Like, one looks utterly cluelless and dishevelled and the other is calm, erudite and in control. It's somewhat Ironic that BJ looks more like a British stereotype of an Irishman than the Irish politician standing beside him making classical references to Heracles and Athena.
Of course, the tabloids took this as a 'Herculean task' while the actual reference was to Athena stoipping Heracles from murdering more than his wife and kids.
Anyway, lookie hear at the Guardian
Oh sweet meteor of death
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.
Fall upon us.
Deliver us in fire
To Peace everlasting.