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[Claw75]

This is a level right? The Queen can remove the Prime Minister? You really believe that?

Of course she can. She owns him in the same way that she owns you.

Queeny owns everything!!!!!!

I always thought she could tbh. I know it wouldn't happen but I bet there's something that says she can. I bet if she didn't want him in the first place he wouldn't have got a look in.

She's the big cheese you know. The head honcho. The gaffer. The PM just runs things on her behalf so she can do more socialising with her friends at our expense.

pretty sure it's within her power, but whether she'd actually exercise it is another matter altogther.  Same as she can choose not to invite the leader of the winning party in a general election to be prime minister if she wanted.

[kinboshi]

Cromwell FTW.

[bolt pp]

This is a level right? The Queen can remove the Prime Minister? You really believe that?

Of course she can. She owns him in the same way that she owns you.

Queeny owns everything!!!!!!

I always thought she could tbh. I know it wouldn't happen but I bet there's something that says she can. I bet if she didn't want him in the first place he wouldn't have got a look in.

She's the big cheese you know. The head honcho. The gaffer. The PM just runs things on her behalf so she can do more socialising with her friends at our expense.

pretty sure it's within her power, but whether she'd actually exercise it is another matter altogther.  Same as she can choose not to invite the leader of the winning party in a general election to be prime minister if she wanted.

he'd still be prime minister though, she doesnt have enforcable power, it's like a traditional convention of parliament and if she we're to say "hang on i dont like that bloke" they'd tell her to piss off

[thetank]

I played a poker tournament with the Queen once and she finished about 14th out of 36.

She didn't know what she was doing when the blinds got big. Kept limping and then folding to a raise.
If she did hit a flop, she would never bet it, just wait for people to hit their draws and then pay them off.

Silly cow.

She got knocked out by KK in the end, which I thought was kinda funny but no-one else did. I started singing GSTQ when she picked up a gutshot on the turn, but I just got dirty looks.

The highlight of the game was when Prince Philip got outdrawn out to finish in 7th, and then took a tantrum and shot the guy in the face.

The dead guy was blinded off and finished on the bubble, but the Queen refunded his buy-in to his next of kin (which I thought was a classy touch.)

[MereNovice]

I played a poker tournament with the Queen once and she finished about 14th out of 36.

She didn't know what she was doing when the blinds got big. Kept limping and then folding to a raise.
If she did hit a flop, she would never bet it, just wait for people to hit their draws and then pay them off.

Silly cow.

She got knocked out by KK in the end, which I thought was kinda funny but no-one else did. I started singing GSTQ when she picked up a gutshot on the turn, but I just got dirty looks.

The highlight of the game was when Prince Philip got outdrawn out to finish in 7th, and then took a tantrum and shot the guy in the face.

The dead guy was blinded off and finished on the bubble, but the Queen refunded his buy-in to his next of kin (which I thought was a classy touch.)

You shouldn't be posting things like that here, it's appalling


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... it should be in the Rail forum - that's the place for serious poker debate

[Royal Flush]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

[MereNovice]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

[thetank]

Flushy for Mod Queen

[Royal Flush]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

Errm every PM is democratically elected.

[MereNovice]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

Errm every PM is democratically elected.

Oh dear, I know that I shouldn't be starting this but I can't help myself.

Strictly speaking only the MPs are democratically elected. The majority party then forms a government and the leader of that party is PM. In some cases, in a hung parliament, deals are done to work out a working majority with the support of one or more other parties - otherwise another election is held. So the leader of a minority party could be PM. This is leaving aside the tricky issue of whether people actually vote for their local candidate, the party or the leader of that party. The way that the leader of the party is determined varies depending on the party but this is always by a small percentage of the population, typically only members of the party would vote. In Gordon Brown's case no other candidates stood for election as leader of the Labour party so nobody got to vote for him. So, IMHO, it would be difficult to say that he was democratically elected.

Typically, presidents could be said to be elected democratically, since people vote directly for them - however, in the case of a vice-president taking over the reins in the event of assassination, for example, even this would not be true.

I know that I'm going to regret posting this - sorry.

[EvilPie]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

Errm every PM is democratically elected.

Oh dear, I know that I shouldn't be starting this but I can't help myself.

Strictly speaking only the MPs are democratically elected. The majority party then forms a government and the leader of that party is PM. In some cases, in a hung parliament, deals are done to work out a working majority with the support of one or more other parties - otherwise another election is held. So the leader of a minority party could be PM. This is leaving aside the tricky issue of whether people actually vote for their local candidate, the party or the leader of that party. The way that the leader of the party is determined varies depending on the party but this is always by a small percentage of the population, typically only members of the party would vote. In Gordon Brown's case no other candidates stood for election as leader of the Labour party so nobody got to vote for him. So, IMHO, it would be difficult to say that he was democratically elected.

Typically, presidents could be said to be elected democratically, since people vote directly for them - however, in the case of a vice-president taking over the reins in the event of assassination, for example, even this would not be true.

I know that I'm going to regret posting this - sorry.

Just to summise this for those that don't understand.

What he's saying is that GSTQ is a quality f**king song!!!!!

[kinboshi]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

Errm every PM is democratically elected.

Oh dear, I know that I shouldn't be starting this but I can't help myself.

Strictly speaking only the MPs are democratically elected. The majority party then forms a government and the leader of that party is PM. In some cases, in a hung parliament, deals are done to work out a working majority with the support of one or more other parties - otherwise another election is held. So the leader of a minority party could be PM. This is leaving aside the tricky issue of whether people actually vote for their local candidate, the party or the leader of that party. The way that the leader of the party is determined varies depending on the party but this is always by a small percentage of the population, typically only members of the party would vote. In Gordon Brown's case no other candidates stood for election as leader of the Labour party so nobody got to vote for him. So, IMHO, it would be difficult to say that he was democratically elected.

Typically, presidents could be said to be elected democratically, since people vote directly for them - however, in the case of a vice-president taking over the reins in the event of assassination, for example, even this would not be true.

I know that I'm going to regret posting this - sorry.

Just to summise this for those that don't understand.

What he's saying is that GSTQ is a quality f**king song!!!!!

[ x ] level

[MereNovice]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

Errm every PM is democratically elected.

Oh dear, I know that I shouldn't be starting this but I can't help myself.

Strictly speaking only the MPs are democratically elected. The majority party then forms a government and the leader of that party is PM. In some cases, in a hung parliament, deals are done to work out a working majority with the support of one or more other parties - otherwise another election is held. So the leader of a minority party could be PM. This is leaving aside the tricky issue of whether people actually vote for their local candidate, the party or the leader of that party. The way that the leader of the party is determined varies depending on the party but this is always by a small percentage of the population, typically only members of the party would vote. In Gordon Brown's case no other candidates stood for election as leader of the Labour party so nobody got to vote for him. So, IMHO, it would be difficult to say that he was democratically elected.

Typically, presidents could be said to be elected democratically, since people vote directly for them - however, in the case of a vice-president taking over the reins in the event of assassination, for example, even this would not be true.

I know that I'm going to regret posting this - sorry.

Just to summise this for those that don't understand.

What he's saying is that GSTQ is a quality f**king song!!!!!

[ x ] level

Too right it's a level mate, I f*@king hate GSTQ. 

[ShatnerPants]

Like you say, ignoring all the flaws in our electoral system, that allows a minority choice total power, Our Gordon wasn't democratically elected, and any system that allows any old Tom Dick or Harry to suddenly become our leader ( one with the power to actually lead us to war etc, not just a figurehead like Liz ) is every bit as flawed as the idea of a monarchy.

wow how wrong can 1 person be?

Explain to me how Mr Brown was not democratically elected.

I probably shouldn't be answering for someone else, but I guess that the point is that Gordon Brown was not leader of the Labour party at the time of the last election. It's possible to argue that no PM is truly democratically elected since many people vote for a local candidate rather than a particular party but I don't think that is a worthwhile debate.

Errm every PM is democratically elected.

Oh dear, I know that I shouldn't be starting this but I can't help myself.

Strictly speaking only the MPs are democratically elected. The majority party then forms a government and the leader of that party is PM. In some cases, in a hung parliament, deals are done to work out a working majority with the support of one or more other parties - otherwise another election is held. So the leader of a minority party could be PM. This is leaving aside the tricky issue of whether people actually vote for their local candidate, the party or the leader of that party. The way that the leader of the party is determined varies depending on the party but this is always by a small percentage of the population, typically only members of the party would vote. In Gordon Brown's case no other candidates stood for election as leader of the Labour party so nobody got to vote for him. So, IMHO, it would be difficult to say that he was democratically elected.

Typically, presidents could be said to be elected democratically, since people vote directly for them - however, in the case of a vice-president taking over the reins in the event of assassination, for example, even this would not be true.

I know that I'm going to regret posting this - sorry.

That's about my opinion, only put a lot clearer than I ever would. 

[Royal Flush]

That is the way our system works though, it is a democratic system!

Our rules and laws are decided the same way are you now saying that isn't democratic?