Start 1861: I just inherited the Dutch throne

Chapter 867 The KKK has landed in the United States

International issues are often just one of the things people talk about after dinner. Dutch citizens are actually more concerned about what is happening around them in their own lives.

On February 1881, 2, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands added "due process" to the law. From that day on, "due process" became a basic principle of Dutch law.

However, the enactment of laws is one thing, and the implementation is another.

Especially when the Dutch political arena is seriously divided between factions.

The liberal opposition party currently controls the province of Wilhelm (Victoria) in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the provinces of South Australia, Queensland, the capital city of Melbourne, and the province of Hawaii.

The Christian Party controls the provinces of Northern Australia, New South Wales, and New Guinea.

The Socialist Party controls Western Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Sulawesi and South Mandan, South Pacific, Maluku, and the East Indies.

The influence of the three parties in the Netherlands in Europe is basically equal between the Christian Party, the Liberal Party, and the Socialist Party (mainly the part of Belgium that returned to the Netherlands).

From the above, the Socialist Party can be said to have the widest area of ​​influence, but it is remote; the Liberal Party is in power mainly in large cities with high population density.

The Christian Party is somewhere in the middle.

Therefore, the Christian Party and the Socialist Party cooperated to overwhelm the Liberal Party.

Because of this, the three-party competition is currently intensifying in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

From private support, to capital competition, to political competition for spheres of influence, these three most powerful forces in the Netherlands have never stopped for a moment.

On February 1881, 2, an incident occurred in the Netherlands, which aroused the attention of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands. Even within Western countries, many people were grabbed the spotlight.

Because on this day, when the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on whether the provincial councils of South Australia and Queensland could supervise the railways in their respective provinces, the Supreme Court judges ruled that the provincial laws were invalid.

But the judge's reasoning for his ruling was that he believed the laws were inherently unfair to the railroads.

Rather than the Provincial Assembly violating legal due process when passing these laws.

The implication of this judgment is that these specific local, provincial and municipal laws should be enacted by the Supreme Court.Rather than having local officials decide.

Queensland and South Australia are the traditional territories of the liberal opposition parties, while the Christian Party and the Socialist Party formed a coalition cabinet government.

The Supreme Court currently has a total of 1 chief justice and 8 justices, a total of 9 justices.

So, this was very controversial.

These nine justices are all appointed after being approved by the Dutch Prime Minister and the Dutch Senate and approved by the Dutch King. As long as they are loyal to their duties, they can serve for life and cannot be removed without impeachment by the Congress. However, they must be over 9 years old and serve for 70 years or 10 years old. After serving for 65 years, he can automatically propose retirement. In addition, the salary of the justice of the Dutch Supreme Court cannot be cut.Currently, the chief justice is from the Christian Party, and among the other eight justices, two are from the Christian Party, three are from the Socialist Party, and two are from the Socialist Party.

It can be said that there is a balance of power.

If they were to be impeached, the procedure would be quite difficult. Life-long tenure can ensure that these justices are not subject to pressure from administrative agencies, that is, they will not be demoted or face loss from the government if their judgments do not comply with the wishes of the government. punishment, etc.

To ensure impartiality in the judiciary, when the government takes action against a party, the justices do not have to rule against the law and conscience to rule in favor of the government.

Therefore, the Supreme Court is not elected by ordinary people, but is nominated by the current Prime Minister. After two-thirds of the votes are passed by the senators and provincial review votes, the Supreme Court can be signed by the King before it can be appointed by the Prime Minister.

The issue of whether local councils in Queensland and South Australia have supervisory powers has just been directly rejected.

On February 1881, 2, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands once again overturned a Queensland law that supervised its provincial borders on the grounds that these railways were inter-provincial commerce and only the Dutch Parliament had the right to intervene.

This creates unfair competition in inter-provincial trade.

In order to stop this evil effect, William IV intervened and the Inter-Provincial Trade Commission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established to stipulate fair use fees and fair competition and industrial efficiency. With the influence and help of the Supreme Court, the Dutch gave up fairness. And choose efficiency.

The intensification of the competition between the three parties has attracted great attention both in the Netherlands and abroad.

At the same time, due to the factional chaos among the nine justices of the Supreme Court, they relied on the forces behind them to make judgments to protect their own interests. As a result, a series of unfair behaviors occurred. Some leaders of large companies were called They are robber capitalists, but most Dutch people turn a blind eye to this situation. They are more willing to focus on whether various corporate companies can provide sufficient and cheap products.

As a result, the "robber capitalists" were hindered and condemned in the Netherlands less violently than many expected, and political corruption grew as a result, and illegal and cruel practices in trade persisted.

In 1881, Andrew Carnegie, the largest private steel tycoon and railway magnate in the Netherlands, pointed out that even though millionaires selfishly want to satisfy their own interests, the value they create still benefits many people. Many Dutch people now agree. Carnegie's statement.

On February 1881, 2, Tolbeck, the former prime minister of the opposition Liberal Party, visited New York. There, he received a warm welcome and was met by Douglas, the leader of the ruling Democratic Party of the United States and President of the United States. Douglas expressed that Tolbeck The previous ruling status was very recognized and said that the Commonwealth of the United States considered Tolbeck to be the most steadfast partner of the United States.

But at the same time, the leader of the American opposition Republican Party, Chester Allen Arthur (who would be elected president for the first time in September 1881), arrived in New South Wales, where he was greeted by the Christian Party's second-in-command, the Dutchman. Home Secretary David Blanc gave warm hospitality.

Obviously, this top Republican figure is trying to win over the Dutch ruling party to counter the Dutch opposition party's counterattack in support of the Democratic Party in the United States.

With the help of strength, this move is indeed mature.

At the same time, the Socialist Party has become the target of both parties in the United States vying to win over. This is surprising. After all, even in the Netherlands, it is really eye-catching that this situation has now been extended to the United States.

On February 1881, 2, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire began exercises in the Aegean Sea. The entire Greek navy gathered on the border to be vigilant. At the same time, the Netherlands was stationed at the port of Saranda in the Principality of Albania in northwest Greece to support Greece. , patrolling the entire western sea of ​​Greece.

Greece leased the island of Corfu to the Netherlands, and the Dutch land and sea forces maintained a state of war alert.

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