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Brown Surrenders War Powers to Parliament
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| 7/3/07
Posted on 07/03/2007 3:47:49 PM PDT by bnelson44
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To: Bahbah
Sounds like abdication of one of his primary responsibilities. The kitchen must be too hot for him. What will he give up next?
To: Grampa Dave
Gordon Brown refused to discuss the details of his proposals with Andrew Marr
Brown gives up the power to declare war
Gordon Brown will this week propose surrendering historic powers delegated to previous prime ministers by the monarch as part of a wide-ranging programme of constitutional reform.
The reforms are expected to involve Mr Brown giving up royal prerogatives traditionally exercised by the prime minister, such as the power to declare war without parliamentary approval or to appoint bishops to the Church of England.
more...
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posted on
07/03/2007 4:57:50 PM PDT
by
TexKat
((Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.))
To: caisson71
What will he give up next?The application of English law? Those who wish can be ruled by sha'ariah. It's the "consensual way", don't you know.
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posted on
07/03/2007 4:59:21 PM PDT
by
Bahbah
To: Bahbah
Sounds like this guy doesnt want the weight of too much responsibility on his shoulders. Bingo. Sounds like the UK has a new executive that doesn't want to be an executive.
Maybe he can take the extra time he will have when not making decisions to study a few past executives. The first should be Harry Truman. "The Buck Stops Here" isn't just a slogan. It is a statement of the character required to be a leader. At some point somebody has to take responsibility and make those decisions.
Bombs are going off, terrorists are running rampant in the streets and Britain just elected a guy that won't even appoint a bishop. Nice.
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:08:07 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: bnelson44
The responsibility is too much for him. Instead of stepping down he wants to be able to blame other people apparently. Incredible.
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:13:38 PM PDT
by
kinoxi
To: jpl
The verdict has just been returned.
This guy is a loser...
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:13:49 PM PDT
by
Czar
( StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
To: bnelson44; Grampa Dave
Brown must lie to public about treaty says EU leader
by IanPP on Tue 03 Jul 2007 12:09 BST
Gordon Brown is lying to the British public - with the blessing of the EU.
The new European Union treaty will mean “transfers of sovereignty” from Britain and Gordon Brown is right to hide the fact from the public, an EU leader admitted yesterday to the Telegraph.
more at link...
http://thejournal.parker-joseph.co.uk/blog/_archives/2007/7/3/3067693.html
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:21:21 PM PDT
by
TexKat
((Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.))
To: TexKat
Gordon Brown will this week propose surrendering historic powers delegated to previous prime ministers by the monarch as part of a wide-ranging programme of constitutional reform. If they are delegated by the monarchy, they arent his to give away. This wouldnt just be a blow to prime ministerial power, it would diminish the monarchy. Will the Queen sit idly by?
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:22:43 PM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
To: bnelson44
"I now propose to surrender..."
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:24:11 PM PDT
by
Fitzcarraldo
(Skip the Moon, go for Mars)
To: pepsi_junkie
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:26:25 PM PDT
by
TexKat
((Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.))
To: bnelson44
This is a Scotsman who gives up the power to declare war?
Who is this guy and how long before our cousins are rid of him?
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:41:43 PM PDT
by
Volunteer
(Just so you know, I am ashamed the Dixie Chicks make records in Nashville.)
To: David Isaac
The best committee consists of three people - one of whom is on vacation and another is off sick.
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:44:09 PM PDT
by
Churchillspirit
(We are all foot soldiers in this War On Terror.)
To: Samwise
Nobody remotely like him on the political scene now.
I am very concerned for my native land.
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:45:57 PM PDT
by
Churchillspirit
(We are all foot soldiers in this War On Terror.)
To: Stultis
On the bright side, where is Winston Churchill buried? Hook a dynamo to his spinning corpse and you should be able to light all of London. I really, truly laughed out loud upon reading this. My first vote for post of the year.
While trying to make sense of this news, reflectively and not jumping to any conclusions, and by degrees being more and more dismayed (not because I understand the implications fully, but by calibrating the posts. I had actually thought the Brits were doing a superior job of fighting the terrorists within their border) it was a welcome laugh.
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:47:35 PM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
(Life is an episode of Green Acres. THEN you die.)
To: jpl
Better start weaving prayer rugs.....for imam of Downing Street!!!
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:52:43 PM PDT
by
pointsal
(q)
To: everyone
Looks like the Labour Left will now be running the country, with Brown as a figurehead. Yuck.
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:54:44 PM PDT
by
California Patriot
("That's not Charley the Tuna out there. It's Jaws." -- Richard Nixon)
To: TexKat
Is it me, or does Gordon Brown look like the evil offspring of Angus Young and Terry Jones?
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:56:58 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: California Patriot
The Conservatives under David Cameron are no improvement. They're even further to the left than Labour. The old Tory brand of conservatism has disappeared in the UK.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
07/03/2007 5:59:23 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Bahbah
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posted on
07/03/2007 6:02:35 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: danamco
Sounds like "racial tensions"(using the UK definition of "racial") are already exploding with the Islamofascists carrying out acts designed for mass terror and death.
This Brown character must be oblivious to the world beyond his clouded mind.
This is a very dangerous situation for UK to find itself.
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posted on
07/03/2007 7:49:28 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
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