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1. simonh+(OP)[view] [source] 2022-09-08 18:56:29
Can you describe what they did, personally, that makes them responsible for atrocities? Yes I know she was head of state, but she had no significant executive or legislative power. I don't see how she's responsible in a practical sense for such things any more than any British citizen.
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2. dmonit+Y1[view] [source] 2022-09-08 19:05:04
>>simonh+(OP)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/14/secret-papers-roy...
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3. brigan+ZD[view] [source] [discussion] 2022-09-08 22:19:39
>>dmonit+Y1
Posting bare links is rarely helpful.

> In one instance the Queen completely vetoed the Military Actions Against Iraq Bill in 1999, a private member's bill that sought to transfer the power to authorise military strikes against Iraq from the monarch to parliament.

A wise move indeed, if Blair's record is to be taken into account.

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