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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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    Michael Tracey Retweeted Felix Salmon

    Undermining the democratic legitimacy of the state perfectly OK with elites if it means preserving financial marketshttps://twitter.com/felixsalmon/status/746783452515565568 …

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    Felix SalmonVerified account @felixsalmon
    Britain's parliament has a long and noble tradition of ignoring the will of the people. They should take the Brexit result under advisement.
    12:25 PM - 25 Jun 2016
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    • Jonathan "Boo and Vote" Cohn Jules Gardner very regular guy Great and unmatched wisdom ToTheWhiteHouse #Bernie2020 Commander 🌹 Olivier Holmey I Am Not A Number #HandsOffVenezuela New Paris-ite ⏳
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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        Next hot take: if all else fails, the Queen must dissolve Parliament and reinstate absolute monarchy (as is her right)

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        (Yes, even to this day, the Queen maintains royal prerogative and Parliament serves solely at her pleasure!)

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        This is notwithstanding the vast body of constitutional checks that have arisen. Thus the centuries-old complaints of UK republicans.

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        The queen is still the sovereign and all constitutional arrangements persist at her pleasure.

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        She's not an absolute ruler because her power has been voluntarily ceded by convention. She could reclaim it.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        This is the point that UK republicans have made for years: she's still ultimately the sovereign.

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jun 2016
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        Thanks, I'm already familiar with the act.

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jun 2016
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        As sovereign, the Queen maintains royal prerogative.

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jun 2016
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        Monarch retains sovereignty. The tweet was slightly tongue-in-cheek but it does represent who formally wields power.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 26 Jun 2016
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        I would not expect the Queen to ever wield royal prerogative in such a manner. But she theoretically has the power.

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      2. Noah Berlatsky‏Verified account @nberlat 25 Jun 2016
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        if the ref was nonbinding, in what sense is ignoring it a failure of democratic legitimacy?

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        Because it was the culmination of years of discussion, followed by formal campaign, in which it was presented as de facto "binding"

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      2. 2Shrill2Nasty‏ @2Shrill2Nasty 25 Jun 2016
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        yet you are against self-determination of Londoners

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        No I'm not

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        lol

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      2.  🇬🇬 Insider‏ @GuernseyRamble 25 Jun 2016
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        the referendum is not binding.. But would take a brave government to ignore it

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Jun 2016
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        Replying to @GuernseyRamble

        "Brave" would be one way to put it. Maybe "oblivious" or "arrogant"

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      1. Carl Nyberg‏ @CarlNyberg312 25 Jun 2016
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        Elites attack social contract b/c it imposes obligation. Then Elites upset that people don't trust social contract. @mtracey

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      1. David Gondek‏ @mutex7 25 Jun 2016
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        People forget the wisdom of 'democracy is the absolute worst form of government...except for all others'.

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