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Tag Archives: royal infallibility
Alexander Hamilton Recommended Responsible Government in 1788
Alexander Hamilton’s “executive packet” of The Federalist Papers (67-77) provides learned historical and comparative analyses of the Constitution of 1787 relative to the British system and to the systems of government in the several American states. Hamilton’s strong grasp of … Continue reading
The Contradictory American Presidency: Why An Elected Executive Head of State Can Only Be a Divider, Not a Uniter
Authority Makes the Presidency Unifying as Head of State; Power Renders Him Divisive as Head of Government When campaigning for the presidency, George W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, famously proclaimed, “I’m uniter, not a divider.” I aim to show … Continue reading
Posted in Loyal Opposition, Parliamentarism v Presidentialism, Reaffirmation of, Separation of Powers
Tagged Anthony Blair, bipartisanship, Brian Lamb, Christopher Hitchens, head of state vs head of government, Juan Linz, Margaret Thatcher, Paul Benoit, Peter Hitchens, power vs authority, public liturgy, royal infallibility
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Dawson and Forsey Clash on the Prorogation of 2008 and Over Responsible Government
Dawson v. Forsey on the Reserve Powers of the Crown I had a very intellectually stimulating discussion on Twitter last night with Dr. Johannes Wheeldon regarding the Prorogation-Coalition Crisis of 2008, the nature of Crown prerogative, the different implications of … Continue reading
Posted in Coalition Government, Confidence Convention, Crown (Powers and Office), Governor's Discretion, Officialization of Convention, Prime Minister's Powers, Prorogation, Reaffirmation of, Responsible Government
Tagged Brian Topp, Eugene Forsey, Gough Whitlam, Johannes Wheeldon, John A. Macdonald, King-Byng Affair, Lord Dufferin, Michaelle Jean, Nicholas A. MacDonald, Paul Benoit, prorogation, prorogation of 1873, Robert Macgregor Dawson, royal infallibility, Sir John Kerr, Stephen Harper, The Dismissal of 1975
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Right-Wing Monarchists and Left-Wing Republicans: The Inevitable Partisan Politicization of the Crown in Canada?
Introduction Constitutional monarchies benefit from the separation between the Head of State and Head of Government: under responsible government, (what Paul Benoit considers “the doctrine of royal infallibility”[1]) Ministers of the Crown are responsible for acts of the Crown and … Continue reading
Posted in Monarchism v Republicanism
Tagged C.P. Champion, civic humanism, civic republicanism, determinism, identity politics, Janet Ajzenstat, liberal-constitutionalism, Nathan Cullen, Pat Martin, politicization, republican virtue, Romanticism, royal infallibility, teleology, Thomas Mulcair, Walter Bagehot
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