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Originally posted by Skunk:
Sorry Donut, but you are wrong there. You need to study our constitution a little more. The queen still retains some impressive powers which, amongst other things, include:
a) the unilateral right to suspend/dissolve parliament
b) the right to 'fire' the prime mininster
c) the right to refuse a newly elected prime minister his office
d) the right to grant a pardon for all crimes (including treason)
etc. etc. etc...
The monarchy still has a lot of serious powers. Simply because they havn't been exercised for a long time does not mean that they don't exist...
She may have these powers but if she ever tried to exercise any one of them she would be sacked.
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