Brexit: Queen consents to suspension of parliament for five weeks - live news

[brooklynite]

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Source: The Guardian

Here is the document with the orders approved at the privy council at Balmoral today. And this is the key text:

It is this day ordered by Her Majesty in Council that the Parliament be prorogued on a day no earlier than Monday the 9th day of September and no later than Thursday the 12th day of September 2019 to Monday the 14th day of October 2019, to be then holden for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs, and that the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain do cause a Commission to be prepared and issued in the usual manner for proroguing the Parliament accordingly.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/aug/28/spending-review-set-for-next-week-fuels-election-speculation-live

[Pachamama]

1. The country of Britain, formerly know as "Great Britain"

...and soon to be no longer part of the “United Kingdom”....

What a Clusterfuck....

[Big Blue Marble]

7. England...

that is all that will left, a small island nation. How far they have
fallen.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. MBOA - Make Britain Ordinary Again nt/

[hlthe2b]

2. Why would the Queen do this? Does she really want to enable a no-deal Brexit?

Honest to Goddess. WTF?

[enough]

5. She doesn't choose. She isn't a branch of government. NT

[hlthe2b]

9. She has to sign off on it, even if that has come to be a mere formality.

[Big Blue Marble]

10. She had a choice to refuse to support Boris.

It is the monarch that gives the prime minister and parliament authority to stand.

She represents the foundations of their very democracy. And this
decision has upended their system. We will see how it plays out.

[hlthe2b]

11. Yes.. My point exactly.

[paleotn]

16. They're not keen on actually mucking with politics anymore...

And she's worried about maintaining the legitimacy of the crown. Worried the nuts will go all Cromwell on her, minus the beheading. Guesses on my part.

[Big Blue Marble]

18. She is in an awkward position to be sure.

Her anti-democracy decision could further damage the monarchy. As the monarchy is
seen as a part of the government rather than a vestige of the older authoritarian
system. This action puts that identity at risk. it puts her monarchy at risk especially
if no-deal Brexit brings England's economy crashing and burning.

Johnson is an authoritarian and she has chosen to support that behavior over
her beloved democracy.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

19. The Crown stays out of politics

Due to this, the Queen will consent to whatever the Prime Minister requests. To stay apolitical, she makes no decision, she simply rubber stamps everything, regardless of her personal thoughts on the matter and regardless of who is Prime Minister.

[Big Blue Marble]

20. The Crown just got into politics big time!

In Britain, it is the Queen's government. She has activity been in politics all her life, albeit
mostly in the background. This time she has openly chose the authoritarian side. Many
in England and around the word are shocked. We will see how it plays out.

[Ghost Dog]

3. Three out of 700 members of the Privy Council were present

at Balmoral Castle in Scotland for this decision. The Privy council is a fossil, an anachronism and a sham.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_members_of_the_British_Privy_Council

[turbinetree]

4. Well, get ready to change the world maps and change the country name to "Great Clusterfuck"

[hlthe2b]

12. And to think, during Bush* years, I wondered if we might have been better off still under Britian.

[turbinetree]

13. It is amazing how narcissistic people have power..........................

and they take the entire world /country down with them...............................because they have no common sense...................

[kimbutgar]

6. Guess I won't be going to Great Britain anytime soon.

[olegramps]

14. My understanding is that she had no real option since she must support her PM.

[Lars39]

15. Was this her end of a deal to shield Andrew?

Yeah, my mind went there.

[keithbvadu2]

17. proroguing - had to look it up - always learning something new

pro·rogue
/prōˈrōɡ/
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verb
gerund or present participle: proroguing

discontinue a session of (a parliament or other legislative assembly) without dissolving it.
"James prorogued Parliament in 1685 and ruled without it"

(of a legislative assembly) be discontinued without being dissolved.
"the House was all set to prorogue"

[Tech]

21. The rich stick with the rich, once again. It's a shame.

[Baclava]

22. Make England Wales again?

[Omaha Steve]

23. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

Dupe. See the earlier post here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142360923