Comments by "TJ Marx" (@tjmarx) on "Pressure on King Charles to apologise for Kenya atrocities grows" video.

Things that are not true. Parliamentary sovereignty DOES NOT grant it rights over the monarchy. It only means parliament is a separate entiry and grants it the authority to create and pass laws, which ONLY become official AFTER they are signed off by the crown. Parliament has some powers over the crown, such as their annual budget. However, this is more of a concept than a practical power shift, as the crown remains the only person whom may create a prime minister and thus form a government, and the crown retains the authority to dissolve parliament at will, appoint a caretaker government of their choosing and to refuse to ascend any or all bills which have passed both houses. These things do not require grounds, the crown is immune from question. More functionally in a day to day sense, as the house of lords represents the relatives and friends of the crown, they have the power to refuse to pass any law and send it back to the commons. Practically, this means any government whom attempts to use it's powers to reign in the monarchy can face oblivion. The crown absolutely trumps parliament and it always has. I don't care how many random dates you throw at me, these principles are in black and white and publicly available via government websites, particularly the parliament website. Whilst there is a monarchy, the UK remains under the thumb of an individual and their will.
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@paulncott4587 Except it isn't, it's entirely accurate. What else do you call it when a single individual not only has extreme powers such as the ability to ultimately choose who is in parliament, which laws will pass or to just create them out of thin air at their own discretion. But also, more subtly through the house of lords to meaningfully impact in real terms which bills are introduced to the house in the first place, which issues will be given preference, and what the content of any proposed bill will be. You might like to believe you live in a modern democracy, but you do not. You have a choice of two major parties with essentially identical policy positions, both of whom are entirely beholden to the whims of the crown if they ever want to form government. The creation of parliament in the 17th century was an empty gesture, a hall of smoke and mirrors to stave off French style revolt and revolution in Britain. One which people are still falling for 400 years later.
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@onlineonlineaccount2368 What atrocities against the British are people calling for an apology over?
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Saying sorry formally means you can be sued for monetary compensation. It's entirely about money. Something for nothing. Once compensation is paid for one, it becomes exceptionally difficult to not be forced to pay for all. That's why no formal apology should ever be given and it should be completely ruled out publicly by the monarchy and all levels of government.
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