By Rich Kozlovich
I'm posting three articles I thought was worth viewing, and I posted them because I'm really clueless regarding the vagaries of the Brits parliamentary system. If Johnson shut the Parliament down, why does it matter who sits where? And if they're shut down how can they vote on anything?
I've emailed my friend, Australian John Ray, who publishes Greenie Watch and Dissecting Leftism, to help explain all this Parliamentary party stuff to me. If it gets back to me I will let you know what he says.
First
As Boris Johnson amasses strength, strange things start to fall into place
Funny how that happens when you do the Trump thing and keep your promises.
September 2, 2019 By Monica Showalter
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shown some phenomenal political nerve in first shutting down parliament, and then insisting on party discipline on penalty of expulsion from the wets and wobblies in his Tory Party who'd rather drag the Brexit farce out to keep Britain caged within the EU just a little longer. He's got his eyes on the prize, knowing that it's his job to ensure that Britain can leave the European Union as British voters demanded. Like President Trump, he means to keep his promises.
What's vivid now is that a whole lot of things he probably didn't expect -- and had nothing to do with -- are starting to fall into place for him from the outside.
One we know about is that Johnson's Tories have started to soar in the polls. I wrote about that a few days ago here.
But there's more, way more.
How's this for 'betcha didn't see this coming?'
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Power player: Boris Johnson puts the muscle to U.K.'s Tory wets
September 2, 2019 By Monica Showalter
Second
Boris Johnson is proving himself quite a power player.
It wasn't just his daring move to secure from the Queen a rare shutdown of parliament, the better to checkmate his opponents from gathering forces to force yet another extension of a deadline on Britain's effort to remain in the European Union, something they've managed to do several times.
Or, for that matter to put the muzzle on the left's efforts to throw him out, something they're going to have a hard time of in the short period of time between now and the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline.
He's now going after the opponents in his own party, warning them that if they put in some maneuver to join forces with the far left in order to stay in the European Union just a little longer, they're going to get booted from the party of Margaret Thatcher -- and will be out on their ears.
The U.K.'s parliamentary system actually can require "party discipline" rather more severely than the U.S. one less formally can. The new Tory prime minister is using that very, very, Thatcherly kind of power.
According to the Associated Press:.........To Read More....
Third
Brexit Mayhem: Boris Johnson Loses Key Vote, Raises Prospect of Early Election
By Patrick Goodenough | September 2, 2019
(Update: In a defeat for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, members of parliament voted by 328-301 votes on Tuesday to take control of the House of Commons agenda, setting the stage for a motion to be introduced on Wednesday to prevent a 'no-deal Brexit' on Oct. 31. Johnson said he will submit a proposal for an early general election. Wednesday is set to be a pivotal day.)
(CNSNews.com) – Tuesday promises to be a day of high drama in Westminster, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to call a snap general election next month – the third in five years – if lawmakers proceed with an effort to block his plan to lead Britain out of the European Union by October 31, with or without an agreement with Brussels.
Speaking outside Downing Street on Monday, Johnson called on lawmakers to vote against a “pointless” attempt by Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition Labour Party to delay Brexit. His message was thought directed in particular at two dozen rebels in his Conservative Party who have indicated they could vote against the prime minister.........To Read More....
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