No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by kitd on Monday May 01, 2023 @09:17AM (#35772378)

The "check on the legislature" is only a reality in extremis. The discussion is usually about politics, but ultimately, if a legislature/executive were going off the rails and intervention by the armed forces was required, their allegiance is always to the monarch as the embodiment of the nation.

The rest of the time, the check on the legislature is only theoretical.

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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by iudqnolq on Monday May 01, 2023 @03:16PM (#35777720)

I've never anything like that. As your sibling comments mention the check in the legislature is the official role of the monarch. It's not about the possibility of a military coup.

It still counts as a coup if somebody in a legitimate position of authority uses the military to seize more power in a manner not permitted by law

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