it means the government is not above the law
if the government wants to be able to prorogue parliament for as long as it wants all it needs to do is get parliament to change the law.
Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on September 24th 2019 at 11:58:22
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- So that technically means that the supreme court is ultimately in charge of this country (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 11:54:34
- Oh dear (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 24, 12:35:44
- Give it a rest now you boring cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 24, 12:14:32
- Just asking a question. So i can be educated properly via the wrath (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 12:42:03
- A question has one of these (?) at the end of it (General Chat) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 24, 12:52:56
- Alright grammar nazi. Check yourself (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 13:26:24
- A question has one of these (?) at the end of it (General Chat) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 24, 12:52:56
- Just asking a question. So i can be educated properly via the wrath (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 12:42:03
- it means the government is not above the law (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 24, 11:58:22
- Not quite - it means it needs to give a proper reason (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 24, 12:09:37
- Because the govt couldn't be seen lying to the court (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 24, 12:12:43
- indeed (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 24, 12:16:02
- It might have been better to say parliament isn’t sovereign? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 24, 12:38:21
- Parliament is. The PM/Government isn't. Big distinction. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 24, 12:54:09
- Well obviously (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 24, 13:00:30
- The problem (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 24, 13:07:41
- Well obviously (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 24, 13:00:30
- No (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 24, 12:42:50
- Parliament is. The PM/Government isn't. Big distinction. (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 24, 12:54:09
- It might have been better to say parliament isn’t sovereign? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Sep 24, 12:38:21
- indeed (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 24, 12:16:02
- Because the govt couldn't be seen lying to the court (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Sep 24, 12:12:43
- I love a bare witness. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 12:04:33
- Whoops. Wrong plaice! (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 12:04:57
- I’m gonna witness some bare this weekend (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 24, 12:17:49
- Whoops. Wrong plaice! (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 24, 12:04:57
- Ok so we may now bare witness to the writing of our unwritten constitution? (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 12:02:53
- Not quite - it means it needs to give a proper reason (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 24, 12:09:37
- No, it doesn’t. (n/m) (General Chat) - Beaver Las Vegas, Sep 24, 11:57:38
- Why? (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 11:59:56
- The Supreme Court (and the courts generally) will not substiturte their own decision for (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 24, 12:09:36
- Ahh ok, then in reality what we actually need is a written consititution (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 12:41:20
- Sorry if it "was" not "wasn't" (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 24, 12:11:53
- The Supreme Court (and the courts generally) will not substiturte their own decision for (General Chat) - Jim, Sep 24, 12:09:36
- Why? (n/m) (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Sep 24, 11:59:56
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