The Secret People 🏴@SecretPeopleTSP
Yep, it's undeniably true.
That's that principle established in 1688 which enabled the present monarch's ancestor to occupy the English Throne, thereby enabling the present monarch to do the same. If it wasn't for that, Charles would not be King today.
By the very same principle, he too performs an abdication by the breaking of the Contract, and the Trust of the People placed in him as King.
The grievances at the time were that our Religion, Law, and Liberties had been subverted. The same is observably true of today's Monarch and HIS officers and ministers.
I'm not too sure if he's aware of the precariousness of his situation.
'Mr Serjeant Holt:
B U T, my Lords, both in the common Law of England, and the civil Law, and in common Understanding, there are express Acts of Renunciation that are not by Deed; for if your Lordships please to observe, the Government and Magistracy is under a Trust, and any acting contrary to that Trust is a renouncing of the Trust, though it be not a renouncing by formal Deed: For it is a plain Declaration, by Act and Deed, though not in Writing, that he who hath the Trust, acting contrary, is a Disclaimer of the Trust; especially, my Lords, if the actings be such as are inconsistent with, and subversive of this Trust: For how can a Man, in Reason or Sense, express a greater Renunciation of a Trust, than by the constant Declarations of his Actions to be quite contrary to that Trust?
T H I S, my Lords, is so plain, both in Understanding and Practice, that I need do no more but repeat it again, and leave it with your Lordships, That the doing an Act inconsistent with the Being and End of a thing, or that shall not answer the End of that thing, but quite the contrary, that shall be construed an Abdication and formal Renunciation of that thing.' - [The Histoty And Proceedings Of The House Of Commons Of England, &c. Vol.II (1742). p.212-3.]
'Their grand Vote of the Vacancy of the Throne.
Resolved, That King James the Second, having endeavour'd to subvert the Constitution of the Kingdom, by breaking the Original Contract between King and People; and by the Advice of Jesuits, and other wicked Persons, having violated the Fundamental Laws, and withdrawn himself out of the Kingdom, hath Abdicated the Government, and that the Throne is thereby become Vacant.' - [The Histoty And Proceedings Of The House Of Commons Of England, &c. Vol.II (1742). p.203]
The Declaration of Rights 1688:
'Whereas the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom; ...'
'... And whereas the said late King James the Second having abdicated the government and the throne being thereby vacant, ...'
An Act declareing the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Setleing the Succession of the Crowne. - [Bill of Rights (1688)]
'Subjects’ Liberties to be allowed, and Ministers hereafter to serve according to the same.
VI. Now in pursuance of the premisses, the said lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in parliament assembled, for the ratifying, confirming and establishing the said declaration, and the articles, clauses, matters, and things therein contained, by the force of a law made in due form by authority of parliament, do pray that it may be declared and enacted, That all and singular the rights and liberties asserted and claimed in the said declaration, are the true, ancient, and indubitable rights and liberties of the people of this kingdom, and so shall be esteemed, allowed, adjudged, deemed, and taken to be, and that all and every the particulars aforesaid shall be firmly and strictly holden and observed, as they are expressed in the said declaration; and all officers and ministers whatsoever shall serve their Majesties and their successors according to the same in all times to come.'
Pretty straight forward eh. 🏴