> On Aug 22, 7:53 am, Doug riseup.net> wrote:
>

>> On 21 Aug, 19:04, "Brimstone" yahoo.co.uk> wrote:> Doug wrote:

>>>> Presumably you are looking for something more specific, well try this.
>>>> Allow the People to vote on foreign policy and do away with the Royal
>>>> Prerogative which empowers PMs to declare war without the consent of
>>>> Parliament or the People, to name just two.

>

>>> So you're proposing government by referendum?

>

>> In the case of war definitely. Why should a handful of people at most
>> be allowed to take us all to war?

>
> "Prime Minister, the Russians have just sent an invasion force, its
> landed at dover!!!"
> "Ok, we'll get the printers on it first thing, we should be able to
> hold the referendum by the middle of next week.  Get me the spin
> doctors, we need to win this vote!"
>
> cue doug saying "well obviously that would be an exception to my
> proposed system"....