Parliament Act of 1911 event
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House of Commonsorganization · 2Arthur Balfourperson · 2United Kingdomcountry · 2A.V. Diceyperson · 1Conservative Party of Ontarioorganization · 1Fabian Societyorganization · 1House of Lordsorganization · 1
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“He's the one reason they got the Parliament Act of 1911 that the Earl of Balfour opposed. So important piece of history there. Remember, England and America are maybe cousins, but we are not the same. We are founded on a totally different s…”
▶ The Shadow State 81 Sykes-Picot & The Balfour Declaration @ 53:07
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There was a need for labor unions. They just got captured by the progressive ideas. We're seeing the reverse of that today. All right. The Conservatives lose badly in 1906. He resigns from PM. So he's back in Parliament. In 1911, there's so…
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They were getting a lot of deadlock because the House of Commons would want to do one thing and the House of Lords would block them. And this act basically asserted the supremacy of the House of Commons. In the British Constitution, there's…
▶ 53:07
He's the one reason they got the Parliament Act of 1911 that the Earl of Balfour opposed. So important piece of history there. Remember, England and America are maybe cousins, but we are not the same. We are founded on a totally different s…