Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Other King Of England

http://eursoc.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2431/The_Other_King_Of_England.html

[EURSOC] 8 Apr 2008--EURSOC has spent much time discussing the constitutional vandalism carried out by the British government. Most of the repercussions of this tinkering and "modernisation" will be felt years or even decades hence, and few will end well for Britons.

The Act of Settlement - a 1701 law which prevented Catholics from taking the throne, ensuring it passed to the House of Hanover - is said to be high on the list of Gordon Brown's reforms. The Presbyterian PM is said to be stung by criticism that the Act discriminates against Catholics, and is said to be considering repealing it.

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