第168页 the sovereignty of parliament

We live in a society dedicated to the rule of law; in which Parliament has power, subject to limited, self-imposed restraints, to legislate as is wishes; in which Parliament may therefore legislate in a way which infringes the rule of law; and in which the judges, consistently with their constitutional duty to administer justice according to the laws and usages of the realm, cannot fail to give effect to such legislation if it is clearly and unambiguously expressed.

议会至上的原则又如何实现内部制约呢？Crowns, Lords 和 Commons相互独立，互相制约。但随着历史的发展，前两者已然式微，Commons独大，也就有了多数人暴政的可能。这是一个问题，那又如何解决呢？作者没有给出答案，而是说——
It is one which should be made only if the British people, properly informed, choose to make it.

人民的选择是什么？我想起了昨晚奥运会开幕式，那个扮演某发明家（？）的话剧演员说的——会有很多不同的声音，但不要害怕——，对内而言，英国人大抵是文明的，不像我们，大起大合，总爱生硬地与历史切割。在与历史对话的情境里，声音即便多，我想，的确也不必害怕。