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Opening of UK Supreme Court

Arrival of Queen Elizabeth II, meeting and greeting with staffers & justices speeches by UK Supreme Court President Lord Nicholas Phillips and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.  
 
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battenorama (1 week ago) Show Hide
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But if a bill is passed by parliament it is legal irrespective of its content (unless it's in conflict with ECA)
Medeasbiggestfan (1 week ago) Show Hide
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The Law Lords could comment on and amend bills before they were passed by Parliament.
theredraven (1 day ago) Show Hide
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They wouldn't actually do that. Law Lords very rarely (if ever) took part in debates in the House of Lords.

The point of them in the Lords and now in the Supreme Court is to rule on points of law. A piece of legislation that was challenged might be heard by them but they probably wouldn't debate in the chamber and such.
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They did enter into debates on contentious issues, and those are the cases when the Lords would want to know what the country's top constitutional experts thought.

Now they have to either veto such a bill or wait for it to become law to see what the Supreme Court thinks.
battenorama (1 week ago) Show Hide
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If you knew anything about English politics you'd be aware that England and the USA have completely different political systems.
delacaravanio (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Why is Jack Straw wearing that ridicilous outfit? He's standing next to Brown.
Stoozer (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Jack Straw, as Secretary of State for Justice is also the holder of the more ancient and higher office of Lord Chancellor and is thus wearing the Lord Chancellor's gown.
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I will miss reding the judgments of the appellate committe of the House of Lordsand the judicial committee of the Privy Council.
Medeasbiggestfan (1 month ago) Show Hide
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The Law Lords could amend legislation before it became law to improve it and make sure it was constitutional. Now they have to wait before it becomes law (and potential hurt people) before they can judge its legality and they can't write amendments to make it legal.

Of course the Law Lords had their own personal opinions, and they still do now they are the Supreme Court. I think in both cases their Lordships can be impartial as the law requires and as they have done throughout their careers.

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