https://twitter.com/shockproofbeats/status/1166638592162172931
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Nah, we know how badly we screwed with Commander bone spurs.
Most of us dumb Mericans have only a hazy idea of how UK politics work, and for most of our lives have had the vague impression that things were better run over there than here. This stuff is like finding out your kindly old uncle bites the heads off live chickens - itâs disappointing.
MM MD
Seems bad.
If nothing else Trump once and for all invalidated the myth of âAmerican exceptionalismâ
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Maybe I should be happy to be leaving the UK in a few days for at least the next year.
The Brits kept assuring me the Queen is just a silly figurehead who canât actually do anything. :(
If this shit fucks with The Ashes I will not be a happy bunny.
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Amazing isnât it, how after 2 1/2 years of supporting our donkish American friends here over the subversion of their democracy, that as soon as things go pear-shaped in Britain theyâre in here laughing.
Anyone might think theyâve never really thrown off their inferiority complex of being an ex-colony. :)
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We were laughing at you guys back when you elected a pig fucker, donât know why you thought we wouldnât laugh at this Royal pierogi business.
Well so were but to be fair the pig was decapitated at the time and after all who hasnât fucked a dead animal after a few glasses of port?
I must offer my excuses at this point to head to one or all of the numerous Trump threads to laugh at your desperate situation, cheer Trump on for victory 2020 just for the LOLZ and suggest you all go and jump in one of your numerous polluted rivers before you start invading some more countries you might fancy, killing hundreds of thousands of civilians in the process.
Go America Go!
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Thatâs correct, he did.and the poor old biddy had to go along with it because the royals have a policy of not interfering with politics. Weâll see how long they can keep that up. but ultimately their interest is in their survival which in normal times is aligned with the interests of the country, allegedly.
Ruth Davidson will step down as party leader without much further ado, reports ITVâs Scotland correspondent Peter A Smith:
Peter A Smith
(@PeterAdamSmith)
Ruth Davidson will be resigning as Scottish Conservative leader tomorrow morning - Iâm told itâs with immediate effect. She will not be leaving politics, though, and intends to stay on as an MSP. @itvnews
August 28, 2019
#abolishthemonarchy is trending on twitter.
This from Apoliticalâs Josh Lowe:
Josh Lowe
(@JeyyLowe)
Obviously itâs mad to blame the queen for prorogation but it does seem like the sort of spot in which a German/Italian style âguardian of the constitutionâ president would be helpful
August 28, 2019
And this from Skyâs Lewis Goodall:
Lewis Goodall
(@lewis_goodall)
Today the world watched as, in secret, with no warning, members of a secretive body travelled to see the Queen to suspend parliament at a time of deep political controversy, largely because it suits the government.
This was all within the rules. Thatâs probably worth pondering.
August 28, 2019
This is Ed Milibandâs verdict on todayâs developments:
Ed Miliband
(@Ed_Miliband)
Suspending parliament to prevent the expression of the will of elected representatives is what autocrats and dictators do. This attempted coup against our democracy to impose a no deal Brexit cannot be allowed to stand.
August 28, 2019
Conservative MP Sam Gyimah also found strong words earlier today:
Sam Gyimah MP
(@SamGyimah)
Shocked by the reckless move to suspend parliament to deliver an extreme Brexit for which there is no mandate. Taking a wrecking ball to the constitution by suspending parliament to avoid scrutiny, is no way to uphold democracy. I will work on a cross party basis to stop no deal
August 28, 2019
This from Labour MP Richard Burgon:
Richard Burgon MP
(@RichardBurgon)
Shadow Chancellor @johnmcdonnellMP is right.
Boris Johnson is trying to make out the situation we are in is âParliament vs the peopleâ.
Itâs not. Itâs the entitled elites of Johnson & Trump (and their economic agenda) vs the people. pic.twitter.com/dOiCbnmJg8
August 28, 2019
But even if Johnson gets his âpeople vs parliamentâ general election, itâs likely to come with a number of caveats, as Skyâs Lewis Goodall points out:
Lewis Goodall
(@lewis_goodall)
Had I been Johnson I would have done almost anything not to lose Davidson- including softening my Brexit plans and rhetoric. I donât think the Conservatives have begun to internalise theyâre only in government because of the 12 extra Scottish seats they won in 2017.
August 28, 2019
This from the journalist Ian Fraser:
Ian Fraser
(@Ian_Fraser)
âYou donât deliver on democracy by trashing democracy . . . we are not selecting a dictator of our countryâ. Yes, these were the exact words of chancellor Sajid Javid just 3 months ago. via @Haggis_UK pic.twitter.com/IpqVXxJjxS
August 28, 2019
And this from Stefan Rousseau, chief political photographer at the Press Association - (the BBCâs Laura Kuenssberg retweeted):
Stefan Rousseau
(@StefanRousseau)
Photo du Jour: Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is seen inside 11 Downing St today after Prime Minister @BorisJohnson announced he would suspend Parliament in September. By Stefan Rousseau/PA pic.twitter.com/pqrOyYZhFe
August 28, 2019
Iâm with the Brits. I just canât understand how theyâve managed to keep Corbyn around. A lot of this mess is simply a forefiture by labor. He comes off as mean Bernie without the charm.
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Serious question, how can I (freely) follow these events? Is there any cable news type thing I can throw on via stream? Tweets and refreshing guardian.co.uk isnât nearly enough amygdala stimulation for a US resident.
Best summary about todayâs eventsâŚ
Lisa OâCarroll
Lawyers for campaigner Gina Miller have made an urgent application to the high court for a judicial review of Boris Johnsonâ s plan to prorogue parliament. It is the first shot in what will be an intense battle in the coming days to torpedo his plan.
âThis is a brazen attempt, of truly historical magnitude, to prevent the executive being held accountable for its conduct before Parliament,â said Miller.
She had received legal correspondence from the government legal officers in the last two weeks stating that the issue of prorogation is of no more than âacademicâ interest and she says this now proves that Johnson has misled the nation.
âIt is, sadly, all too clear from todayâs announcements, that prorogation is a desperate reality, not a mere theoretical nicety. In view of this, I urge our courts to urgently hear my application for Judicial Review before 9 September 2019 â the earliest date that Prorogation of Parliament could come into effect.
âWe have all been comprehensively misled by the Prime Minister and his lawyers. A reply from the Government Legal Department received late on 27 August stated: âThe proposed intention to bring legal proceedings in respect of events which have not occurred and may never do so is noted. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not accept that the approach taken in your letter is an appropriate one.â,â she said in a statement issued tonight.
âTo put this in an official legal letter and send it out at the same time as you are drafting a press release confirming Parliamentâs suspension the following morning illustrates just how manipulative and anti-democratic this Prime Minister and his Government really are.
âThe basis of my approach to the courts is that it cannot be legitimate or a proper use of the prerogative power to prorogue Parliament when the intention and effect inherent in doing so is to frustrate Parliament and fetter it from exercising its sovereign right to fulfil its elective role and enact any law it sees fit.â
Best UK politics podcast Iâve seen is Talking Politics. Looking forward to their thoughts on this mess.
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Thanks SimpâŚ