It's time for the World Cup again, *sigh*. I am not a lover of football, because I do not find any kind of emotional connection to the outcome; I'm impartial, because I value events in proportion to their effect on my life. Win, lose or draw, my life continues largely unaffected. My detest really flourishes however, in the presence of part-time patriotism; the majority of the country who constantly pick fault and badmouth everything about England, only to suddenly don an England shirt, erect an England flag, and praise every last crumpet on this island. I don't always go on Political rants, but when I do... tl;dr
Let's test that plastic patriotism with some sheltered history of England's politics. The UK's democratic representation was surrendered by King George V in 1911 when he allowed Herbert Henry Asquith to persuade him into passing the Parliament Act.
Prior to 1911, in order for a Bill to pass and become an Act, there were three parties involved; the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and Royal Assent. In short, this meant that both the House of Commons and the House of Lords would need to agree on the Bill, which would then be passed on for the Queen to formally agree and enforce as an Act of Parliament, henceforth making it Law. The Parliament Act of 1911 effectively removed all rights of the House of Lords to challenge or deny the progression of a Bill from becoming an Act. This means that any Bill the House of Commons wishes to make Law can be directly implemented without intervention by the House of Lords, or even the need for Royal Assent.
"Any certificate of the Speaker of the House of Commons given under this Act shall be conclusive for all purposes, and shall not be questioned in any court of law."
To further clarify, the House of Commons can enforce anything they like in this country without recourse, even from the Queen. This is not a democracy, this is a dictatorship. It can be better understood by realising that when a Bill is going through Parliament, the speaker will call on 10 MP's to represent a Committee of Selection to make amendments to the Bill. The House of Commons comprises of 650 MP's, and statistically the majority will be in favour of whichever Political Party is currently in power. It therefore stands to reason that the Select Committee will always be biased to whichever Political Party is in power, and resultantly the Bills passed through Parliament will reflect this.
We do not live in a democracy; we live in a country governed by corruption, where a mere handful of people can enforce whatever they like, and nobody can legally do a single thing to stop them.
Now show me that English pride.
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Let's test that plastic patriotism with some sheltered history of England's politics. The UK's democratic representation was surrendered by King George V in 1911 when he allowed Herbert Henry Asquith to persuade him into passing the Parliament Act.
Prior to 1911, in order for a Bill to pass and become an Act, there were three parties involved; the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and Royal Assent. In short, this meant that both the House of Commons and the House of Lords would need to agree on the Bill, which would then be passed on for the Queen to formally agree and enforce as an Act of Parliament, henceforth making it Law. The Parliament Act of 1911 effectively removed all rights of the House of Lords to challenge or deny the progression of a Bill from becoming an Act. This means that any Bill the House of Commons wishes to make Law can be directly implemented without intervention by the House of Lords, or even the need for Royal Assent.
"Any certificate of the Speaker of the House of Commons given under this Act shall be conclusive for all purposes, and shall not be questioned in any court of law."
To further clarify, the House of Commons can enforce anything they like in this country without recourse, even from the Queen. This is not a democracy, this is a dictatorship. It can be better understood by realising that when a Bill is going through Parliament, the speaker will call on 10 MP's to represent a Committee of Selection to make amendments to the Bill. The House of Commons comprises of 650 MP's, and statistically the majority will be in favour of whichever Political Party is currently in power. It therefore stands to reason that the Select Committee will always be biased to whichever Political Party is in power, and resultantly the Bills passed through Parliament will reflect this.
We do not live in a democracy; we live in a country governed by corruption, where a mere handful of people can enforce whatever they like, and nobody can legally do a single thing to stop them.
Now show me that English pride.
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