Umbridge's Great Success as a DADA Teacher

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 77377

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James Redmont" 
<jamesredmont at h...> wrote:
> > feetmadeofclay wrote:
>  
> > > English Common law requires that the justices be a self-
> administered 
> > > body distinguished from the legislative and the executive arms 
> of 
> > > government.  Fudge may repesent the excutive, Arthur's job may 
> > > represent the legislative since we know he writes laws even if 
> he 
> > > doesn't pass them.  I get the feeling bureaucrats like Arthur 
> write 
> > > the laws, Fudge's team looks them over and they are sent 
> directly to 
> > > the Queen for official signing.
> 
>  "T.M. Sommers" <tms2 at m...> wrote:
> > The Queen has nothing to do with wizarding law.  The decrees 
> emanating 
> > from the Ministry were signed by Fudge, not the Queen.  
> 
> Me:
> 
> Why is everybody talking about the Queen?  Who cares about her? 

Geoff:
I do, as a matter of fact. I'd sononer have her as head of state that 
that clot at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or the Rt.Hon.Member for 
Sedgfield.

James:
> She doesn't have any power...

Geoff:
Perhaps, but she is the one who actually signs the Acts of Parliament.

James:
> I'd be more concerned with how the Prime 
> Minister relates to all this (which T.M. Sommers did), if you 
wanted 
> to related it to the British Ministry at all!  I know the PM knows 
> about the WW, 


Geoff:
I think he lives in it for most of the time :-)