Because the Speaker ultimately gatekeeps what is debated, and many Soeakers lost their heads when Kings decided the Commons was getting a bit too full of itself.
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wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 4 weeks agoWhen a new speaker of the house is selected, why must the first act they do is to physically feign terror and be dragged to the front of the house of commons by their colleagues?
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
stsquad@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
It’s a nod to history and the speaker who had to defy the king.
decolo@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Is this for real??
Banrik@fedia.io 4 weeks ago
Stupid traditions mainly, answer for like 70% of things