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To: Cronos; manc
When the Belgian government wanted to pass a law liberalising abortion in Belgium in 1990, the King felt so strongly against this that he asked the government to declare him temporarily unfit to reign so that he did not have to give the bill the Royal Assent. This was agreed, and afterwards he resumed the throne

How I wish Queen Elizabeth II had done this a couple of years ago when Cameron rammed through his gay marriage legalization in UK.

4 posted on 12/08/2014 8:40:54 AM PST by Albion Wilde (It is better to offend a human being than to offend God.)
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To: Albion Wilde

it would have been great if she had done this, but I think she is being told by her advisors to move forward in these times and stop being “old fashioned”


8 posted on 12/08/2014 9:42:28 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Albion Wilde

When acting in her official capacity, the Queen of the United Kingdom is required to act on the advice of her ministers, regardless of her personal feelings on the matter.


11 posted on 12/08/2014 2:16:47 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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