Summary

Elon Musk has called on King Charles III to dissolve the UK Parliament, citing past controversies involving Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Rotherham Scandal.

Musk accused Starmer of inaction during his tenure as head of the Crown Prosecution Service and urged a new general election, drawing backlash for spreading misinformation.

Critics argue that the monarchy lacks the unilateral power to dissolve Parliament under the 2022 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act.

Musk’s growing political involvement globally, including support for right-wing parties, has sparked calls for regulation against foreign interference.

  • dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
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    7 days ago

    As a Brit I think Elon Musk should fuck off meddling in ours and other countries politics.

    I also think that King Charles should dissolve the monarchy as it’s sickening to have such a thing in 2025.

    People often say but tourism. The fact is France gets many more visitors a year than Britain and they got rid of their monarchy. We could make more turning Buckingham Palace into a bougie hotel for instance.

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      7 days ago

      It’s a mixed bag actually. Charles 2 did it successfully but only because he essentially had a popular mandate to do so. (Parliament kept trying to do an Inquisition of Catholics, and people were unamused.)

      James 2 tried to follow that act and was deposed in 3 years. So mileage may vary.

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    So, technically, the monarchy signed over the majority of executive power to Parliament with the Parliament Act 1911 which gives authority over taxation and budgets to Parliament.

    But bills do also technically still require Royal Assent, which has not been withheld since 1708.

    So… the Crown COULD try to force an impasse where nothing can pass without their approval, but then Parliament COULD make the Crown live off canned beans.

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    Can someone get Lord Sugar drunk and have him express a similar view about the US?

    “err, hic the unites, uniting, united states should separism, seapar, separate the head of state role from the, ,uhh, head of government. They can have gonger, er, congress appoint a cereminimum, er ceremonial head of state with reserve powers to dissolve congress… burp

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    Critics argue that the monarchy lacks the unilateral power to dissolve Parliament under the 2022 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act.

    Is that what “critics” argue about?
    How about the massive South African white elephant in the room:

    Why the fuck should Charles even acknowledge Musk’s noises?

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      They’re manufacturing consent for the plutocracy — that has always owned politics — instead of doing what one would expect in a democracy… bringing in a psychiatrist to explain the mental illness indicators Musk is very obviously displaying.

      I wouldn’t be surprised if he has a brain tumor. He’s obviously fucked in the head in many more ways than one, and none of them are “normal”.

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        Too much money, like Michael Jackson and so many others.

        Boatloads of drugs and yesmen too.

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          You can’t blame the drugs lots of high people not interfering with another countries government calling for fascism.

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            8 days ago

            Well do the usual drug enjoyer have the possibility to interfere in foreign politics?

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              I’m pretty sure you’d be surprised about the “adults” you wouldn’t think who are out there enjoying drugs.

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        He’s obviously fucked in the head in many more ways than one

        Aren’t all leaders?

        For politicians, it takes a particular mindset to think you’re the solution to other people’s problems and run for any election. I instantly distrust people who thrust themselves in the limelight and propose to rule others for their own good.

        As for CEO’s, it’s very well known that a disturbing percentage of them display psychopathic traits.

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    I mean, if the king really wants to become beloved of the people he should indeed make a visit to parliament, and request they dissolve Musk’s UK holdings.