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Old 10th December 2018, 12:43 PM   #363
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Originally Posted by Belz... View Post
No, your conclusion is literally the opposite of what it should be: she CANNOT use that power. Ergo she doesn't have it. It's just words on paper at this point. It has no real force of law.
More to the point, why would she?

It is easy to speculate that major corporations would seek to influence governments. There is a profit to be had. However, the landed gentry classes have no need to seek additional profits and regard the pursuit with disdain. They are "old money" classes who have no need to increase their wealth like the "vulgar" entrepreneurial seek to.
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