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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Either way, it's still weird. Crazy Brits! Perhaps they should actually write up one of these here constitutions so they can keep things straight!
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LOL. Yes I will agree that their way of running things is strange to us. But it has evolved over a thousand years or so. And while they might not have a constitution, they do have various legal documents that they hold to. Our bill of rights was based heavily on the Magna Carter for instance. And even not taking that into account, they take their traditions seriously. There are so many unwritten conventions that have the force of law now. Theoretically the Queen has enormous power. In reality she can't use most of it without causing a constitutional crisis. It is really interesting how things ended up the way they did.
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