(1) The Prime Ministership of the UK.
Tonight in London, the ruling Conservative party voted on whether to keep Theresa May as PM. The outcome will be publicly known within minutes.
Below is info about how the British system works & what might happen next.
Tonight in London, the ruling Conservative party voted on whether to keep Theresa May as PM. The outcome will be publicly known within minutes.
Below is info about how the British system works & what might happen next.
(3) The UK uses the Westminster system of government, which is more or less the same system used in Canada, Australia, NZ and many other countries.
Unlike the US, the head of govt can be selected by the legislature at any time, and does not necessarily trigger an election.
Unlike the US, the head of govt can be selected by the legislature at any time, and does not necessarily trigger an election.
(4) The US system was designed so that the head of govt and head of state would be the same person, and there is no provision to alter the 4 yearly election cycle. Replacements follow the line of succession. See Gerald Ford for an example of changes to the line of succession.
(5) The Westminster system allows the legislature to remove a PM with a "vote of no confidence." Tonight's vote was one step short of that, as it's a vote within the Conservative party caucus. If May loses, the Caucus will elect a new leader, who is automatically the new PM.
(6) When David Cameron resigned in 2016, there was a caucus election and May won. She then opted to call a snap election, to increase her mandate. She didn't have to call it, and it backfired on her. She hung on, thanks to the Ulster Unionist party from Northern Ireland.
(7) The UK is comprised of 4 countries; it's wrong to refer to it as England, but some Americans do that bc the 4 countries became the UK in 1801, after the American Revolution.
Northern Ireland has the most to lose from a bad Brexit deal, or worse, leaving with no deal.
Northern Ireland has the most to lose from a bad Brexit deal, or worse, leaving with no deal.
(8) Because Conservatives needed the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) after the 2016 election, in order to form a legislative majority and become the government again, the Conservatives had less power to control the Brexit planning process. They had to accommodate the UUP's wishes.
(9) I've predicted many times before that if there is enough division among Conservative-leaning voters at the next election, Labour's Jeremy Corbyn will be a shoe-in for the PM's job, and that is very, very scary for the UK, Europe, and Israel.
(10) RESULT: Theresa May survives leadership vote.
For now.
For now.
(11) See this is what I mean. Every word of this pre-prepared statement makes Merkel, Macron and all the other socialist-globalist EU enemies of freedom smile.
Once they take over the UK, they can assist Iran, Putin, Xi, Assad, and the Houthis and Palestinians even more.
Once they take over the UK, they can assist Iran, Putin, Xi, Assad, and the Houthis and Palestinians even more.
(12) Some positive comments from May's supporters.
(13) This is a good point, IMO. May won this vote 63 - 37%, and the people voted for Brexit 52 - 48%.
Division within the UK has been exploited by the EU leaders who don't want to lose their cash cow. Unity within the UK is the best way to defeat them.
Division within the UK has been exploited by the EU leaders who don't want to lose their cash cow. Unity within the UK is the best way to defeat them.
(14) If you look at history over decades, not months and years, you see that in the UK and the US, majorities (in general) have been shrinking. It's the new normal. IMO, we should not judge the leaders of today by the standards of 30 years ago.
IOW, a win's a win.
IOW, a win's a win.
(15) And so it begins...
May's opponent judges her by the standards of 30 years ago, when having only a small number of internal dissidents was viewed as OK.
Times have changed. In 2018 these results are fine.
May's opponent judges her by the standards of 30 years ago, when having only a small number of internal dissidents was viewed as OK.
Times have changed. In 2018 these results are fine.
(16) I'm a pragmatist, not an idealist. The criticism of May comes from purists who are, ultimately, more interested in selling books and website clicks than acting in the country's interests. Some of them are funded by socialists, to divide and conquer.
A time honored tactic.
A time honored tactic.
(17) I absolutely support Brexit & have since the campaign in 2016. It's not about immigration, race or religion (duh.) It's about civic nationalism, which is the sovereign right of the people to elect their government & control their own borders.
The EU is anathema to liberty.
The EU is anathema to liberty.
(18) Each country that chose to join the EU now has the same dilemma that the British had in 2016. Whether to stay or go.
The wealthiest EU countries have more of an incentive to leave, since they're being exploited by the poorer countries.
Basic economics.
The wealthiest EU countries have more of an incentive to leave, since they're being exploited by the poorer countries.
Basic economics.
(19) I get that May's proposed Brexit deal is pretty sucky. See the rest of the thread for my arguments for approving it.
The EU bosses will NEVER allow the UK to renegotiate. So it's either this deal, or no deal.
The anti-May faction says no deal is better than this deal.
The EU bosses will NEVER allow the UK to renegotiate. So it's either this deal, or no deal.
The anti-May faction says no deal is better than this deal.
(20) The big question now is how many of the 117 Conservative MPs who voted against May as party leader will now get in behind her & vote FOR the Brexit deal. That's what I'd do, but I'm a pragmatist.
The self-above-country MPs will join the opposition and vote NO to the deal.
The self-above-country MPs will join the opposition and vote NO to the deal.
(21) Seriously, if I were an MP, and I had the choice between ending my career to vote for what I believe is in the interests of the country, or voting the other way and getting re-elected, I'd be updating my resume/CV.
That's probably why I'm not an MP.😂
That's probably why I'm not an MP.😂
(22) Good point, but I believe that EU leadership & the lemmings who always vote for them have such a hold over the UK Labour party that no Labour PM will be allowed to complete the Brexit process.
(23) This scripted astroturfer reply to tweet (16) assumed that was the end of the thread, and was like hundreds of paid-to-divide account tweets I've seen (a diagnosis borne out by the account's other tweets.)
The first reply was rude, so I called it rude. *Shrugs*
The first reply was rude, so I called it rude. *Shrugs*
(24) No the UK damn well doesn't "need a revolution."
Keyboard warriors throw around talk of violence and death like it's nothing.
At least say "political revolution" or something to show you're not inciting literal violence in another country.
#RuleOfLaw #BackTheBlue
Keyboard warriors throw around talk of violence and death like it's nothing.
At least say "political revolution" or something to show you're not inciting literal violence in another country.
#RuleOfLaw #BackTheBlue
(25) In history, violent revolution has occasionally turned out to be the best course of action.
In most cases, it solved nothing, killed millions of innocents, and in indeed made it all worse.
We need more peace, not less of it. #PeaceThroughStrength #RuleOfLaw #Sovereignty
In most cases, it solved nothing, killed millions of innocents, and in indeed made it all worse.
We need more peace, not less of it. #PeaceThroughStrength #RuleOfLaw #Sovereignty
(26) Relevant example: Did decades of IRA murder and mayhem solve anything, or improve the lives of anyone living in the UK?
Thatcher, and Churchill, were right and always will be. #NeverSurrender #HardBorder #Freedom
Thatcher, and Churchill, were right and always will be. #NeverSurrender #HardBorder #Freedom
