BS: The Queen - what powers?

Subject: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 03:48 PM

It is often stated that the Queen has no political power. Is this true?

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Peace
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 03:53 PM

That she has no power or that it's often stated?

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 03:58 PM

I think technically she has but should she try to use it the masses would rise up against her and say in a loud voice-'please don't do that'.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 04:12 PM

All you'd ever want to know about the Queen's powers (aka royal prerogative).

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 04:14 PM

The role of the Queen is similar to that of the national flag in the USA. No powers, but a significant role.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 04:16 PM

Yup Queen Elizabeth -1 Emporer of Japan - 0

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 04:17 PM

Emperor

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: beardedbruce
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 04:38 PM

"Crown ownership of wild unmarked white swans swimming in open and common waters[1]

Crown ownership of royal fish, meaning sturgeons, dolphins, porpoises and whales.[2][3] "

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Arnie
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 04:49 PM

The queen has the power to stop Charles's pocket money should he ever suggest that it's time she resigned and let him have a go.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 05:05 PM

Oh yeah, what about off-with-their-heads power?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Peace
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 05:06 PM

And what about electric power, water power, solar power?

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 05:16 PM

Interesting answers.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Peace
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 05:38 PM

There is a detailed account on Wikipedia. Here.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: gnu
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 06:50 PM

The Queen is the head of state for 26 Commonwealth nations. The Queen and her relatives and close and distant friends and allies pretty much own the earth. Politics be damned.

China and most of Asia are unto themselves, but, as at present, they pose little threat to the Queen's domination of the earth, economically or militarily.

Oh, ah, before you mention the Spanish, let us not forget that Queen Isabella did not blink an eye when Beth smote the Argetines. (I want my Falkland Islands back.") Of course, when she tried to build a toll highway in New Brunswick, Canada, Beth again said, "Not bloody fucking likely on my land, bitch." I am paraphrasing, of course.

Power? More than most people realize or could even imaginesty. And, she wears the crown well.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: Gurney
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 01:17 AM

She is head of the army, so if you don't want the lads in black balacalavas to bother you, be good.

She, or her representative, can dissolve parliament. Happened in Oz, not long ago.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 03:19 AM

What - she's in charge of burnt baklava too?

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 03:24 AM

The Queen has no powers until someone lets her have them. We don't have a written constitution, so what she can or can't do is a matter for the courts. But she has the power to appoint the Prime Minister (and theoretically other misnisters) and she is CinC of the army. So there is the potential for her to be used to legitimise a military coup, as happened in Greece in 1967.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: MMario
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 10:15 AM

They used the Queen to legitimise a miliatry coup in Greece?

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: GUEST,PMB
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 11:29 AM

Silly boy. Ex-king Constantine of Greece of course, who also happens to be 410th in line for Lizzie's job. He said he only did it to fool the colonels.

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: annamill
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 05:22 PM

There is a wonderful movie called "The Queen" that seems to give a pretty good idea of her life and powers. It revolves around the time of Di's death. It shows her reaction and responses. I don't know how factual it can be under the circumstances, but I get the feeling its pretty real.

love, Annamill

Subject: RE: BS: The Queen - what powers?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 03 Jul 07 - 09:43 PM

Successful military coups never seem to have much problem in legitimising themselves, they don't need to be rubber-stamped by royalty. (Approval by the White House did the job for Pinochet, for example, as it would have for the coup in Venezuela in 2002, if it hadn't come unstuck.)