Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod has the door slammed in his face, 2010
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Uploaded by Medeasbiggestfan on May 25, 2010
This video includes the door of the House of Commons being slammed on the face of the Yeoman Usher to symbolise the independence of the elected House of Commons from the monarchy. This ritual is derived from what happened when the attempt by Charles I to arrest five MPs in 1642, in what was seen as a breach of privilege. After that incident, the House of Commons has maintained its right to question the right of the monarch's representative to enter their chamber, though they can not bar him from entering with lawful authority.
Normally, the door is slammed in the face of Black Rod (currently Sir Freddie Viggers) but he was unwell, so his deputy, Colonel E. Lloyd-Jukes (Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod), had to step in.
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As is tradition...
7 months ago 32
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corn hole prodigy sent me here
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wheres Guy Fawkes when you need him?
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By the "undoubted right" granted by the Crown at each new Parliament, the Commons has "freedom of debate" from interference by the Sovereign, which is why the Queen can't enter the Chamber, why she can only communicate officially to and from the House through their Speaker, and why the doors are shut on Black Rod so that he can't barge in on their business at hand.
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Who's the hottie at 4.40???
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the black rod.............the big black cock of akenatten
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i find it funny how i can ask someone from a foreign country about american history an they can tell me something anything they have to know something they always do if u ask an american anything about another countrys history fucking clueless hahaha i love america
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i was watching this kid cornhole.. when i saw somehitn bouta dude face being slammed into a door?????
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hahahhahaha, that made me crack up. it's even got the narrator.
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@TheBenHasArrived hahaha ! :D
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fillingkingsteak 7 months ago
@fillingkingsteak
The door is slammed in the face of the monarch's representative to symbolise the independence of the elected House of Commons from the unelected monarchy.
The tradition dates back to the events of 4 January 1642 when King Charles tried to enter the Commons chamber and arrest five of its members. To prevent him from entering (and to give time for their five colleagues to escape), the other MPs slammed the door on the King's face.
Medeasbiggestfan 7 months ago 4