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  <p>The Aye-voters failed to change the <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldbills/030/2004030.htm"> Constitutional Reform Bill [originated in the House of Lords]</a></p>
  
  <p class="italic">Insert a new subclause to clause 1:</p>
  <p class="indent"> "In this section 'the rule of law' means in particular the sovereignty of the Queen in Parliament in making the law and the sovereignty of the Queen's courts in interpreting and applying both that law and the common law."</p>
  
  <p class="italic">Insert a new clause into the first section (right after clause 7): </p>
  <p class="indent">"(1) Together with the sovereignty of Parliament, the rule of law shall continue to be a central principle of our constitution;  (2) The Lord Chancellor must use his best endeavours to ensure that the rule of law is respected; (3) Nothing in this section shall make the duty of the Lord Chancellor under subsection (2) enforceable by law if it would not otherwise be so enforceable."</p>
  
  <p>These change could be interpreted as affirming the priority of British Law over European Law.  However, since European Law gains its power in by an act in British Law, it is not obvious what difference this was intended to make.</p>
  
  
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  <p><i>Question put,</i> That the amendment be made:&#8212;</p>
  
  <p><i>The Committee divided:</i> Ayes 127, Noes 283.</p>
  
  
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