Umbridge's Great Success as a DADA Teacher

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No: HPFGUIDX 77382

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10 at a...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James Redmont" 
> <jamesredmont at h...> wrote:
> > > feetmadeofclay wrote:
> >  
> > 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 :-)

Nice one.
The Queen does matter.
The Armed Forces, the Police and the Judicuary all swear personal
oaths of loyalty to the Queen, not to Parliament, even though that's
who pays their salaries. If the Queen ( upon advice) refused to sign
a piece of legislation, it could not be passed into law. There would 
be a constitutional crisis. Parliament *could* depose the Queen, or
at least force an abdication in these circumstances, but it would 
get very messy, especially if some of the above groups decided to
take their oaths seriously.

Unfortunately for A. Blair Esq., the post of Prime Minister does
not figure in the English Constitution. It is a courtesy title for the
leader of the party forming the government. He is supposed to 
derive his power and authority through Parliament and has no
other constitutional powers. I don't think he's happy with this.

Kneasy