[thereddaikon]

The difference in the UK is, there is no recourse. It's actually why America exists as a state to begin with. They have parliamentary supremacy and no enshrined checks and balances against parliament. Nor do they have a formal constitution. And the populace is disarmed. A sufficiently united parliament can in theory do what it wants. The only practical risk they have is a coordinated coup by the military.

The US system, while far from perfect, does have enshrined checks and balances. A formal constitution that limits the powers of branches. And an armed populace with a history of protest and unrest when things don't go their way.

[zfg]

> The US system, while far from perfect, does have enshrined checks and balances.

The current administration is having a good think about fixing that:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-v...