• gmtom@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Also the actual literal King of the UK has less power in the UK than Trump does in the US and is very specifically not above the law like Trump is.

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      22 hours ago

      Ah, well, y’see technically he’s got a fuckton of power, but the deal is he doesn’t use it or the monarchy is fucked. He is also quite specifically above the law.

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        5 hours ago

        he doesn’t use it or the monarchy is fucked

        That is the same as not having power.

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        9 hours ago

        No, he is very very VERY specifically not above the law. The trial and execution of Charles I is a pretty major point in British history. Establishing the king is not above the law and parliament is sovereign.

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          4 hours ago

          From the wiki page on sovereign immunity: Sovereign immunity

          As the Crown Proceedings Act only affected the law in respect of acts carried on by or on behalf of the British government, the monarch remains personally immune from criminal and civil actions.[45]

          I’ve tried to find something that contradicts this but I can’t.