On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, William Robb wrote: > The Queen provides a last resort to reign in an out of control > situation in Parliament, or an out of control government.
That's right, the Queen has almost no power except for the right to dismiss 'her' government and call for a general election. Even when things are running smoothly, every 5 years or so the Prime Minister has to go to the Queen and ask for her to dissolve Parliament so that an election can be called. > Her Honourableness could probably do something to help sort out our > present dilemma, were she so inclined. Didn't something like this happen in Australia in the 1970s? Didn't the Governor-General (the Queen's representative) dismiss the governemnt and force a general election? Chris
