A quote: "In a mixed constitution where the bounds of the respective powers are not precisely and effectively fixed, their actual relations at any time will be determined by the accident of personalities and the advantage which the need of surmounting emergencies, or the prestige of emergencies already surmounted, may give to one institution or another" (more)
I suspect the principle of convention is going to be explored in a series of posts - \o/ - Anyway, convention does not have the force of law, but is assumed to have the force of practice, otherwise known as custom or tradition, and carry weight accordingly. This is the wrong way to view it, convention is in reality the sovereign's whim. Today's Senate sitting had an example with the first bill reading. (more)
