What power does the queen have?

Cookie-Monster · 27 Apr 2009 at 22:26

anticonscience said:
I heard if she touches your balls, you die.

fool, we all know that's Narwhals

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Narwhals/

Stolly · 27 Apr 2009 at 22:43

Jamesdavid3 said:
Im sure 95% of england dont like her.

She does NOTHING at all, we dont need her at all. There would be no change if we had her on not.

I'm 100% sure you are wrong. Do yourself a favour and read about what a head of state is, what they do, why every country has one and why none of them are free.

Andy90 · 27 Apr 2009 at 22:50

thepeganator said:
The Queen of England can kill a man with her bare hands...

And an iron bar...

If she did in fact do this, you couldn't touch her for it. She is constitutionally exempt from prosecution for ANY law passed in the United Kingdom.

JayMax · 27 Apr 2009 at 23:28

The Queen is irl a moderator for the executive, with a theoretical ban hammer.

arknor · 27 Apr 2009 at 23:54

DB_SamX said:
The power to bring tourists into the country.

kicking her out and turning the palaces into museums would bring in more tourist money

ElectroBlaster · 28 Apr 2009 at 01:00

Lmao im in a sarcastic mood and read the thread title "What power does the queen have?"

Answer - "240volt like everyone else in the uk!"

Sorry lol

Nix · 28 Apr 2009 at 01:02

The power to kill a Yak, from 200 yards away!

Wiggins · 28 Apr 2009 at 01:18

I wonder if she can overclock?

Mattus · 28 Apr 2009 at 01:23

The Queen theoretically has an enormous amount of authority. Her de jure power is far greater than that of the PM. In reality, you can be 99.99% sure that she'll never use it other than for ceremonial purposes.

MikeHunt79 · 28 Apr 2009 at 01:35

touch said:
I'd guess 230v @ 50hz just like the rest of us

Beat me to it!

-westy- · 28 Apr 2009 at 01:49

Nix said:
The power to kill a Yak, from 200 yards away!

WITH MIIIIIND BULLETS!!

Nix · 28 Apr 2009 at 02:03

-westy- said:
WITH MIIIIIND BULLETS!!

That's telekinesis, westy. How about the power... to move you?

icey_haj · 28 Apr 2009 at 03:32

Wiggins said:
I wonder if she can overclock?

Of course she can. Why do you think there's a Union Jack in the oc logo?

analog · 28 Apr 2009 at 03:59

She's just there for show isn't she?
I was told that even if she refuses to sign a new law it can still be pushed though (perhaps on the second attempt?) or something along those lines.

Tom0 · 28 Apr 2009 at 05:57

She has the power to stop the hell that'd be a "President" Brown. *Shudder*

That's more than enough reason to keep a monarch.

dbmzk1 · 28 Apr 2009 at 06:08

analog said:
She's just there for show isn't she?
I was told that even if she refuses to sign a new law it can still be pushed though (perhaps on the second attempt?) or something along those lines.

Dunno, but she has the ability to read threads before posting.

Over Clocker · 28 Apr 2009 at 09:24

analog said:
She's just there for show isn't she?
I was told that even if she refuses to sign a new law it can still be pushed though (perhaps on the second attempt?) or something along those lines.

Nope. If it actually really came down to it, she has the power to disolve Parliament, kick out the PM etc etc

Also, in relation to countries like Canada, Australia etc etc:
"Her Majesty, as Head of State of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms, has the right to use the Royal Prerogative over any nation where she is Head of State"

Infact, in 1974, The Queen used her Reserve Power to dissolve parliament and when Edward Heath attempted to remain in power.

Over Clocker · 28 Apr 2009 at 09:29

Because EU law does not effect the UK unless actually passed as a UK law, the Queen's powers could in theory be used to suspend the European Human Rights laws etc. In other EU countries, EU law supersedes their national laws.

Jamesdavid3 · 28 Apr 2009 at 17:23

Andy90 said:
If she did in fact do this, you couldn't touch her for it. She is constitutionally exempt from prosecution for ANY law passed in the United Kingdom.

She sits on her fat arse all day, and does a speech once a year at Christmas, apart from that shes worthless.

I hope she doesnt have long left. Then we have Charles... oh god how boring will that be!

Bhamid · 28 Apr 2009 at 17:26

Strife212 said:
Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith, Duchess of Edinburgh, Countess of Merioneth, Baroness Greenwich, Duke of Lancaster, Lord of Mann, Duke of Normandy, Sovereign of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Sovereign of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Sovereign of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, Sovereign of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Sovereign of the Distinguished Service Order, Sovereign of the Imperial Service Order, Sovereign of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Sovereign of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Sovereign of the Order of British India, Sovereign of the Indian Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of Burma, Sovereign of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert, Sovereign of the Royal Family Order of King Edward VII, Sovereign of the Order of Mercy, Sovereign of the Order of Merit, Sovereign of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces, Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces, Lord High Admiral of the Royal Navy.

How can a queen be a lord and a duke?