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Originally Posted by Fuzz
I guess it's a final check on power. I believe the Queen can remove the GG, so if the PM appoints a GG who basically offers up a dictatorship to the PM, the Queen could step in if petitioned by the other parties. It would all be highly unlikely, but I suppose it is a reasonable last check on power.
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Okay, there are things we could input to battle that as well. Basically make it a non-confidence vote, but for the GG and maybe just need a 60-70% majority vote from the opposition houses to depose the GG.
In short, there's really no need to involve a Monarch that is barely involved in their own politics to have any sort of power to do these things. In the situation you describe, if the opposition petitioned the Queen, would she ever say no? It's a check, but a useless check because she doesn't have anything to do with what's going on here. Shes just going to approve anything we want to do, why wouldn't she? Are we really expecting a freaking Monarch to have some foot in reality about avoiding a dictatorship? Honestly. That's where they come from. Our last check on a dictatorship is a (former) dictator position? Makes no sense at all.
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Can't have just a PM.
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I'm not saying just have a PM. Keep everything exactly the same. Just don't see why we need to ask the Queen of England permission to do anything.