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bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts) Mon Feb 20, 2017, 07:27 PM Feb 2017

BREAKING: British Parliament votes to protect Queen Elizabeth from Donald of Orange

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BREAKING: British Parliament votes to protect Queen Elizabeth from Donald of Orange (Original Post) bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 OP

Huh? no corroboration? I don't see any other news sources carrying what would be Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #1

CNN WaPo The Hill NPR have stories about the debate but not the result underpants Feb 2017 #2

No, it did not. Denzil_DC Feb 2017 #3

Please Brits ... lpbk2713 Feb 2017 #4

I'm surprised it came to a debate, Trump is a threat to the planet. Rex Feb 2017 #5

Eyeball_Kid

(7,604 posts)

1. Huh? no corroboration? I don't see any other news sources carrying what would be

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 07:44 PM

Feb 2017

a monumental story.

underpants

(190,083 posts)

2. CNN WaPo The Hill NPR have stories about the debate but not the result

Reply to Eyeball_Kid (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 07:52 PM

Feb 2017

Google news search. Those are just the headlines

This is so embarrassing that they could just be laying off it. They may feel like it would be overkill at this point.

Denzil_DC

(8,594 posts)

3. No, it did not.

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 07:56 PM

Feb 2017

Anybody in the UK can raise a petition on the government website, and if it gets over a certain threshold of signatures, it will be debated in parliament. That doesn't mean any binding vote will result.

The House of Commons debated two petitions today, one anti a state visit for Trump (but not a lesser-status visit), and one pro it. There was a procedural vote at the end simply to confirm the debate had been held.

There was no vote for or against the prospective visit.