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Acrylic-bob · 13-02-2005, 08:31

As I understand it, our "unwritten" constitution is a set of rights and responsibilities enacted in various Acts of Parliament over the course of centuries of governance dating back to Magna Carta. The "unwritten" bit refers to the fact that these rights and responsibilities are not codified into one document, unlike the American Constitution or Bill of Rights.

Thus when questions are asked as to whether Prince Charles marriage might be "un-constitutional", the questioner is refering to the provisions laid down for Rights of Succession in the 18th century "Act of Settlement"

13-02-2005, 08:31	#32
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: prince charles and camilla??????? As I understand it, our "unwritten" constitution is a set of rights and responsibilities enacted in various Acts of Parliament over the course of centuries of governance dating back to Magna Carta. The "unwritten" bit refers to the fact that these rights and responsibilities are not codified into one document, unlike the American Constitution or Bill of Rights. Thus when questions are asked as to whether Prince Charles marriage might be "un-constitutional", the questioner is refering to the provisions laid down for Rights of Succession in the 18th century "Act of Settlement" __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 13-02-2005 at 08:35.