The Monarchist 1.0
Defending the British Crown Commonwealth and the English-Speaking Peoples
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Private Jacob B. Kovco, 25, Royal Australian Regiment, April 21, 2006
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Crown and Parliament
What the Liberals don't seem to understand is that it is not for the government to determine if it has the confidence of the House, it is the members of the House who make that determination. And a majority of them have just voted for the government to resign on a procedural motion, which obviously constitutes a very serious challenge to the continued legitimacy of their authority to govern this country. The only way for them to get out of this mess now, is to seek clarification from the House at the earliest possible opportunity (as in today), that they still have the democratic and constitutional authority to carry on.
But what do they do instead, they provide some indefinite assurance that the House will have an opportunity in the future, most likely at the end of the month. Come again? Just who in the hell do they think they are? They seem to actually believe that they serve at the pleasure of themselves, not Parliament. Which begs the question: what if they continue to violate every Parliamentary convention in order to cling to power? What are our options? Eventually they would run out of money, but even this could be delayed for months, as the Cabinet could simply pass temporary Orders-in-Council to bridge-finance the government's operations, provided of course they could get the Crown-in-Council to sign these. No sure thing under the circumstances.
So what can be done now? The Queen, or the Queen's representative acting in the name of the Queen, does have certain residual powers, however, as John Aimers, the Monarchist League Chairman, has indicated, it "is not for the Governor General to parse the result of a particular vote in the House should there be some question about its meaning." Indeed, the worst thing Madame Clarkson could do right now is compromise her independence by "making herself useful" to partisan observers of the political scene. There may come a time for that, but now is not the moment. Now is the time to reflect on the importance of the Crown in these situations, and to imagine the dangers that would lurk in a system without it.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 7:52 a.m. | LINKS |
What the Liberals don't seem to understand is that it is not for the government to determine if it has the confidence of the House, it is the members of the House who make that determination. And a majority of them have just voted for the government to resign on a procedural motion, which obviously constitutes a very serious challenge to the continued legitimacy of their authority to govern this country. The only way for them to get out of this mess now, is to seek clarification from the House at the earliest possible opportunity (as in today), that they still have the democratic and constitutional authority to carry on.
But what do they do instead, they provide some indefinite assurance that the House will have an opportunity in the future, most likely at the end of the month. Come again? Just who in the hell do they think they are? They seem to actually believe that they serve at the pleasure of themselves, not Parliament. Which begs the question: what if they continue to violate every Parliamentary convention in order to cling to power? What are our options? Eventually they would run out of money, but even this could be delayed for months, as the Cabinet could simply pass temporary Orders-in-Council to bridge-finance the government's operations, provided of course they could get the Crown-in-Council to sign these. No sure thing under the circumstances.
So what can be done now? The Queen, or the Queen's representative acting in the name of the Queen, does have certain residual powers, however, as John Aimers, the Monarchist League Chairman, has indicated, it "is not for the Governor General to parse the result of a particular vote in the House should there be some question about its meaning." Indeed, the worst thing Madame Clarkson could do right now is compromise her independence by "making herself useful" to partisan observers of the political scene. There may come a time for that, but now is not the moment. Now is the time to reflect on the importance of the Crown in these situations, and to imagine the dangers that would lurk in a system without it.
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 7:52 a.m. | LINKS |
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