Posted on 07/03/2007 3:47:49 PM PDT by bnelson44
With British confidence in their leaders at a low ebb, new Prime Minister Gordon Brown assumed office last week pledging to undertake measures designed to restore public trust in the government. Following through on his promise, Brown presented a new plan Tuesday that would dramatically revise the Constitutional powers of the British government, with an eye to strengthening the checks and balances.
In his first statement to the House of Commons since assuming power last week, Brown said he would surrender to Parliament 12 powers traditionally reserved for the prime minister under the "Royal prerogative," including the power to declare war, along with the power to dissolve the House, and the right to appoint judges and bishops.
"I now propose to surrender or limit these powers to make for a more open 21st century British democracy which better serves the British people," he told MPs, to loud Labour cheers.
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I predict soon, that we will see Labor out and the Torries will resore Britain!
LLS
You may be right but I think Brown's recent proclamations about Islamic TERRORISTS, the WOT & his war power giveaways doesn't inspire confidence in our once staunch ally.
No disagreement there. The guy has smaller cojones than Bush or Blair, assuming he has any at all.
Something’s really amiss over there if every new PM wants to change their constitution. Seems to me that pretty soon they won’t have one, no matter how much they harp on about having one. You cut out a few clauses here and there, pretty soon you’ve got nothing but confetti.
The new Chamberlain.
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