Comment Re:England seems not to have changed, but (Score 1) 914
Under the "civil contingencies bill", which has wide support and will probably be passed ministers get to pass legislation without parliament.
There must be "an emergency", but what or even which country it's in isn't defined. Any minister, who in his judgement thinks the country is in "crisis" can, by himself without recourse to parliament, pass any law he so wishes which is immediately enacted as though by Royal Prerogative.
Essentially, any of them can write any law they wish, and it's law the moment they put their pen down.
I'm less convinced of good intentions and lack of need to worry when they're writing things like that.
There must be "an emergency", but what or even which country it's in isn't defined. Any minister, who in his judgement thinks the country is in "crisis" can, by himself without recourse to parliament, pass any law he so wishes which is immediately enacted as though by Royal Prerogative.
Essentially, any of them can write any law they wish, and it's law the moment they put their pen down.
I'm less convinced of good intentions and lack of need to worry when they're writing things like that.
