Lady Hale delivers the UK Supreme Court’s decision that Boris Johnson’s proroguing of Parliament was unlawful, September 24, 2019
Early Monday morning I spoke with talkRADIO’s Julia Hartley-Brewer about the latest in the Brexit shambles over the UK’s departure from the European Union.
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Our focus was on turmoil at the conference of the opposition Labour Party, as the leadership pushed through a motion that maintains the indecision of leader Jeremy Corbyn over Leave or Remain.
But it was our follow-up chat about the UK Supreme Court’s imminent decision on whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson legally prorogued Parliament that is now significant. In the past half-hour, the Supreme Court has ruled that Johnson, in asking the Queen to suspend the chamber, acted unlawfully — a decision with implications not only for Brexit but for the division of powers in a country with no written Constitution.
What gets Labour off the hook is they’re not the last in Pass the Parcel. The Conservatives get that dubious honor next week, where the Prime Minister and Government are going to have to look more organized as they’re caught between Deal and No Deal.
We also discuss another possible crisis which is brewing: whether Donald Trump’s call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, seeking an investigation of Democratic rival Joe Biden, might spark impeachment proceedings.
From Taiwan forcing through same-sex “marriage” despite an overwhelming (72% against, 55% turnout) referendum result to the contrary, to US federal judges paralyzing any attempts of the executive to have a say in who comes in the country, it’s clear that our vaunted kritarchs are vital in making sure Liberal Democracy™ can continue on without any undesirable input from plebiscites or representatives.
…No wonder the self-appointed defenders of liberal values scream so hard when attempts are made to rein in the judiciary (PL & HU), or merely swing it to the other side (US).