EuroLeft DeathCult

Some have to stand for those who can't. If you ever wondered how much some have invested in a culture of death - this should give you some perspective.

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg is to be stripped of his executive power to veto laws passed by parliament after threatening to block a Bill to allow euthanasia in the tiny state.

The hereditary sovereign, 53, who is the last Grand Duke in the world, caused a constitutional crisis when he gave notice that he objected to Luxembourg following its neighbours Belgium and the Netherlands in permitting euthanasia before a second-reading vote in the Chamber of Deputies next week.

Jean-Claude Juncker, the Prime Minister, also opposed the Bill but decided that the Grand Duke had overstepped the mark in threatening to deny the will of parliament.

Mr Juncker will propose a change to the constitution to downgrade the role of the Grand Duke to promulgating laws with his signature rather than approving them, giving him a purely ceremonial duty in line with the other European constitutional monarchies.

It also shows a great example of moral courage. Grand Duke Henri; BZ.

Hat tip ninme, who BTW I don't link to enough. She has cool stuff like where we should go if we truly think Bombay should be called Mumbai - and one Boar ...errr...Boer fighting turtle.