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by CHY872 4233 days ago
> Haha I can think of a few leaders of other nations who might enjoy this power.

In Britain we essentially go by the philosophy that parliament represents the people, and parliament is the highest authority in the country. If the government doesn't like a decision made by a court, the idea is that the law can be changed.
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jessaustin 4233 days ago
There's something appealing about that theory, in that it would seem to stop buck-passing. I just wonder how well my own nation would have done in correcting the Supreme Court. Would we still have some of the awful things we had in the past? Would we we already have some of the great things we'll have in the future?
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sjy 4233 days ago
If Congress does not like the way its legislation is interpreted by the Supreme Court it is free to amend that legislation (and this often happens). It's not so much that the two branches of government have a different relationship in the US and the UK, but rather that in the US there is a special piece of legislation (the Constitution) which can't be amended easily.
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djpowell 4233 days ago
The court decisions weren't overturned by parliament though, they were done by royal prerogative.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_in_Council#United_Kingdom

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