Prorogation - Judgment Day:10.30am Tuesday 24/9/19

[cibaman]

There is a lot at stake. Ruling with the government today basically gives them a green light to halt parliament at will unless the Queen gets involved.

The fact that it is wrong is not up for debate - it is basically a question of is it allowable under current law. Is there a massive loop hole? Under that scenario John Major could have ruled over us as a dictator for the last 20+ years as long as the Queen sat on her hands.

Massive drama either way.

Does the Supreme Court have the power to overturn massive loopholes?

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Does the Supreme Court have the power to overturn massive loopholes?

Nope.

It just rules on the law, where there is a loop hole it will say either; there is no law and no case to answer, or some other law was intended to apply and they can set a precedent that something applies and therefore something is unlawful.

 

[FlemishDuck]

Does the Supreme Court have the power to overturn massive loopholes?

Whenever it is in the purview of law. So it requires that limitations are put on a prorogation by law, which clearly exist and were used by the Scotish court in the form of "no relevant explination was given to explain the unprecedented long nature of the prorogation, which is otherwise required by law."

Aka limits exist on prorogation for what regards the concerns raised by Gaudion M. , and imho they should be used just like the Scotisch court seemed to have applied them correctly. But, disclaimer: I cannot guarantee that the most logical or reasonable outcome is the one you are going to get. ;)

 

[BobKowalski]

Sturgeon will be primed if the Govt wins the day. Scottish High Court overruled by English Court in favour of an unchecked Executive. The SNP political ads almost write themselves.

 

[Chris in London]

Sturgeon will be primed if the Govt wins the day. Scottish High Court overruled by English Court in favour of an unchecked Executive. The SNP political ads almost write themselves.

No, Scottish court overruled by United Kingdom Supreme Court. Doubt even she would describe it as an English court, it plainly isn’t.

 

[blueinsa]

Sturgeon will be primed if the Govt wins the day. Scottish High Court overruled by English Court in favour of an unchecked Executive. The SNP political ads almost write themselves.

English court?

Whats your obsession with Scottish independence?

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

No, Scottish court overruled by United Kingdom Supreme Court. Doubt even she would describe it as an English court, it plainly isn’t.

That wont matter - it sits in Westminster.

 

[blueinsa]

That wont matter - it sits in Westminster.

As do her MP's.

 

[BobKowalski]

No, Scottish court overruled by United Kingdom Supreme Court. Doubt even she would describe it as an English court, it plainly isn’t.

Optics dear boy. Optics.

 

[Chris in London]

That wont matter - it sits in Westminster.

It also sits in Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh.