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Sep. 20th, 2019 07:19 pmJohnson's team have apparently said that they will prorogue Parliament for a second time when this prorogation comes to an end. Johnson has said that he will not comply with the law passed by Parliament requiring him to ask for an extension to the Brexit deadline if no deal has been agreed by (I think) 19th October. He has been reported as issuing 'warnings' to the judges of the Supreme Court, which is well beyond the role of a Prime Minister.
I'm frightened. This is not what democracy looks like. This man, who is acting for all the world like a dictator, has not been elected. This is not democracy.
How does a civil war begin? The English Civil War sprang out of the actions of Charles I, who believed strongly in the divine right of kings and did not accept that Parliament had any authority over him.
Johnson is not a king, but he clearly does not accept the sovereignty of Parliament. Hilariously, in the Brexit referendum campaign he and his ilk told the country that the EU would rob Parliament of its sovereignty. Now the call is coming from inside the house.
I'm frightened. This is not what democracy looks like. This man, who is acting for all the world like a dictator, has not been elected. This is not democracy.
How does a civil war begin? The English Civil War sprang out of the actions of Charles I, who believed strongly in the divine right of kings and did not accept that Parliament had any authority over him.
Johnson is not a king, but he clearly does not accept the sovereignty of Parliament. Hilariously, in the Brexit referendum campaign he and his ilk told the country that the EU would rob Parliament of its sovereignty. Now the call is coming from inside the house.
