To: Grampa Dave
Gordon Brown refused to discuss the details of his proposals with Andrew Marr
Brown gives up the power to declare war
Gordon Brown will this week propose surrendering historic powers delegated to previous prime ministers by the monarch as part of a wide-ranging programme of constitutional reform.
The reforms are expected to involve Mr Brown giving up royal prerogatives traditionally exercised by the prime minister, such as the power to declare war without parliamentary approval or to appoint bishops to the Church of England.
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22 posted on
07/03/2007 4:57:50 PM PDT by
TexKat
((Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.))
To: TexKat
Gordon Brown will this week propose surrendering historic powers delegated to previous prime ministers by the monarch as part of a wide-ranging programme of constitutional reform. If they are delegated by the monarchy, they arent his to give away. This wouldnt just be a blow to prime ministerial power, it would diminish the monarchy. Will the Queen sit idly by?
28 posted on
07/03/2007 5:22:43 PM PDT by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: TexKat
Is it me, or does Gordon Brown look like the evil offspring of Angus Young and Terry Jones?
37 posted on
07/03/2007 5:56:58 PM PDT by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
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