[SOC] Melancholy Me

[Paul Bartlett]

Constitutionally, the executive doesn't require the support of Parliament to
go to war in the UK.

The Prime Minister excercises the Royal Prerogative.

P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian C. Purdie" <ianpurdie@integritynet.com.au>
To: <soc@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Melancholy Me


> Chris Redding wrote:
>
> > Anyhow, if my 'mole' is correct, we will find out soon...very soon, by
which
> > I mean hours - not days.
>
> Raises quite a number of interesting comparable issues. Neither of our
> parliaments [OZ, Britain - the same] have approved this action.
>
> I can't speak for Britain, but this will be the only time Australia has
gone to
> war with a divided parliament since Vietnam.
>
> With the same consequences. Some feel a short war will exacerbate things.
It
> won't, the wounds will merely be much deeper to resurface later at a much
more
> inconvenient time.
>
> Parliament meets next Tuesday [Monday your time]. I'm hoping against hope,
a
> number of government members have the guts [a la UK Labor, to cross the
floor].
> Likewise a number of the opposition could do the same the other way. On
assumed
> numbers, a call to war would certainly be defeated [on a conscience
basis]. It
> won't, it'll be defeated on party lines, maybe with abstentions.
>
> Our PM John Howard is literally playing with fire, a divided parliament, a
> divided nation, alienating fragile relationships in our region where we
are
> already widely regarded as "up ourselves bullies" and, the "deputy sheriff
of
> the USA".
>
> Stupidity knows no bounds...
>
>
> 72/73's
>
> Ian C. Purdie
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