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Old 03-11-2009, 08:10 AM   #227
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Originally Posted by patteeu View Post
Has the monarch retained the technical ability to veto legislation in England since then? If so, that's a remarkably long time.
It appears that nothing has been done to eliminate that right from the Monarch, so as a technical matter they could in fact veto any bill passed by Parliament.

Having lain dormant for 300 years, however, I suspect that any such act at this point in time would trigger a very unpleasant result.
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