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Summary

Elon Musk has called on King Charles III to dissolve the UK Parliament, citing past controversies involving Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Rotherham Scandal.

Musk accused Starmer of inaction during his tenure as head of the Crown Prosecution Service and urged a new general election, drawing backlash for spreading misinformation.

Critics argue that the monarchy lacks the unilateral power to dissolve Parliament under the 2022 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act.

Musk’s growing political involvement globally, including support for right-wing parties, has sparked calls for regulation against foreign interference.

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As a Brit I think Elon Musk should fuck off meddling in ours and other countries politics.

I also think that King Charles should dissolve the monarchy as it’s sickening to have such a thing in 2025.

People often say but tourism. The fact is France gets many more visitors a year than Britain and they got rid of their monarchy. We could make more turning Buckingham Palace into a bougie hotel for instance.

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

I think Elon Musk should fuck off meddling in ours and other countries politics.

He illegally immigrated into the US, it's quite literally his MO

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

As an American (and ashamed of it), can we give Elongated Muskrat back to South Africa?

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago

I don't think that'd be very fair to South Africans.

[-] telllos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Can you tour bukingham palace?

[-] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Set date for a 'LONDON TEslA PARTY' and throw all those shitty cars into harbor!

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

The ocean is already polluted enough, I suggest dissolving them in acid.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

So, technically, the monarchy signed over the majority of executive power to Parliament with the Parliament Act 1911 which gives authority over taxation and budgets to Parliament.

But bills do also technically still require Royal Assent, which has not been withheld since 1708.

So... the Crown COULD try to force an impasse where nothing can pass without their approval, but then Parliament COULD make the Crown live off canned beans.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

I think King Charles should instead order Elon Musk dissolved.

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 days ago
[-] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

If someone luigi'd musk the US and the entire world would be better off. Somebody else can run his companies, probably do a better job, and not be an asshole while doing it.

[-] eronth@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

The US might legit get worse unless there were several near-simultaneous Luigi events. We have a bad habit of using those types of situations to just increase big brother's overwatch and create more privacy/freedom invasions against the populous.

That said, if the US gets worse at the safety of everyone else's democracy... I'm willing to take that sacrifice.

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[-] Scrollone@feddit.it 18 points 2 days ago

We need thousands of them.

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

I seem to recall doing such things to be unwise for kings named Charles

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's a mixed bag actually. Charles 2 did it successfully but only because he essentially had a popular mandate to do so. (Parliament kept trying to do an Inquisition of Catholics, and people were unamused.)

James 2 tried to follow that act and was deposed in 3 years. So mileage may vary.

[-] r_deckard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Can someone get Lord Sugar drunk and have him express a similar view about the US?

"err, hic the unites, uniting, united states should separism, seapar, separate the head of state role from the,, ,uhh,,,,, head of government. They can have gonger, er, congress appoint a cereminimum, er ceremonial head of state with reserve powers to dissolve congress..... burp"

[-] Juice@midwest.social 9 points 1 day ago

Let's dissolve them both in a vat of acid

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

Can he please stop sticking his nose where it doesn't belong. Being a US president isn't enough. He wants to be the German chancellor and British PB now, too?

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

Best thing chuck can do is ignore the gnat until it gets near enough to swat

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 134 points 3 days ago

I urge the US electorate to dissolve Elon Musk in a vat of acid

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[-] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 152 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Critics argue that the monarchy lacks the unilateral power to dissolve Parliament under the 2022 Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act.

Is that what "critics" argue about?
How about the massive South African white elephant in the room:

Why the fuck should Charles even acknowledge Musk's noises?

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[-] Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 112 points 3 days ago

Good god, I am so tired of hearing about this cringey edge lord.

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[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Telling a king what to do sounds like a quick way to end up on the dungeon wall.

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[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

I urge anyone with a bathtub full of acid to dissolve Elon Musk. It can also be an oil drum instead of a bathtub, or something else. I'm not too picky for that matter.

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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 days ago

Can King Charles dissolve Musk, instead?

[-] Deestan@lemmy.world 79 points 3 days ago

Why is this reported on as if King Charles or anyone else in Britain should give a shit?

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[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 85 points 3 days ago

I mean, if the king really wants to become beloved of the people he should indeed make a visit to parliament, and request they dissolve Musk's UK holdings.

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[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 35 points 2 days ago

Surely all this ketamine consumption is shortening his life expectancy, right? Or he's going to live up to 99 years like most assholes?

[-] IsoSpandy@lemm.ee 21 points 2 days ago

Very sadly, this fucker may live well past 100. I cannot come close to describing to you how much extra awesome health care this rich fucks can get if they want. Want to know every week if there is a slightest possible chance of cancer? Get a weekly mri (doesn't even have radiation completely risk free). Want a customized dose of ketamine so that you don't od but get the best high? You got it. Want a leacher to grab all the by products of ketamine metabolism? Here's the pill.

Have you played Cyberpunk where the arasaka crapbag lives forever? We are actually paper thin distance away from it.

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