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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by astrange on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:38AM (#35769706)
British people will also tell you they have good food, a working healthcare system, and that people care about their monarchy, but you don't have to listen to them about any of it. We're just humoring them.

To have a constitutional government, you should first have a constitution.

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by qwytw on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:04AM (#35769858)
> you should first have a constitution

Sure they do. The constitution doesen't have to be a single document.

Which is not necessarily a bad thing. The American constitution has basically become immutable at this point while meaningful reform is still possible in Britain.

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by astrange on Monday May 01, 2023 @04:02AM (#35770182)
I'd say Canada has a better system; there's at least a parliamentary act passed saying what's in the constitution, and the people who wrote it are still around to explain themselves. (Australia loses points because they forgot to have a bill of rights.)

The US changes its constitution by just having the Supreme Court make things up. As you can see from the Lochner era, this has rarely worked well.

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by goosedragons on Monday May 01, 2023 @07:14AM (#35771250)
There are uncodefied parts of the Canadian constitution too. The codefied parts begin with a sentence that's essentially "copy/paste the UK constitution here". The Supreme Court of Canada has also said they can add unwritten parts of the constitution and the written parts aren't exhaustive.
Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by 123pie123 on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:10AM (#35769883)
I always been told they do, it's just not written down
Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by astrange on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:47AM (#35770095)
As I said, some of it is "officially" written down in an unsigned newspaper letter to the editor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascelles_Principles

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by petesergeant on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:27AM (#35769991)
> To have a constitutional government, you should first have a constitution.

Here’s another page that could probably use the fruits of your research:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_K...

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by astrange on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:51AM (#35770118)
Do you believe this one too?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_People's_R...

Not to claim it's the same situation, but there's a difference between things that are officially true and things you should actually respect. You shouldn't respect most of the US judicial system either.

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by petesergeant on Monday May 01, 2023 @05:17AM (#35770601)
> but there's a difference between things that are officially true and things you should actually respect

Could you relate that back to your initial claim that "the UK still has an absolute monarchy", which appears to be both officially untrue and untrue in practice?

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by astrange on Monday May 01, 2023 @05:23AM (#35770636)
Well, I'd respect it more if the monarch had a few less of these powers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_Unite...

Especially

https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2013/01/26/tom-adams-royal-c... + https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vette...

They don't even make the monarch get a driver's licence or pay taxes.

Maybe they could try writing some of that down in a constitution.

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by jamiegreen on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:29AM (#35770004)
Britain does have a constitution
Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by arrowsmith on Monday May 01, 2023 @05:14AM (#35770579)
Good thing that Britain has a constitution then.
Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by youngtaff on Monday May 01, 2023 @12:42PM (#35775390)
One that was made up as those in power went along and has never really been codified
Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by jjgreen on Monday May 01, 2023 @06:16AM (#35770900)
Britain has great food, just look for a Pakistani place ...
Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by BjoernKW on Monday May 01, 2023 @08:10AM (#35771691)
> British people will also tell you they have good food

If you've ever eaten Indian curry (of the tikka masala variety in particular), chances are, its recipe was British in origin.

While traditional British food might not appear particularly appealing to the discerning palate, Great Britain is home to many a culinary innovation.