geni wrote:
On 3/21/07, Sam Blacketer sam.blacketer@googlemail.com wrote:
Maybe my English way but I like the idea of keeping Jimbo's power unspecified.
The queen's power pretty much is specified. She gets to veto a bill exactly once. After that I assume that the commons would take the steps required to make sure it doesn't happen again.
The queen retains her power by not exercisiing it. That makes it available for those rare occasions where it must be exercised.
Sometimes a monarch (like Edward VIII) must even bow to unreasonable demands.
Ec