Talk:Cabinet

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In school they taught us that the name cabinet came from an early US president that had his advisors meet him in a pantry or some-such place, and they were called his "kitchen cabinet." Any truth to this, and if so, should it be mentioned? Jafafa Hots 06:25, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

This isn't the origin of "Cabinet," rather the existing term was borrowed to make the "kitchen cabinet" pun that describes unnofficial presidential advisors. see: Kitchen Cabinet. Ddye 21:36, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

I am having some problems categorising the danish cabinet. Since that part of the wiki isnt as talkative as here I was hoping for some input. My problem is that the individual ministers can be fired by the prime minister or by the legeslative assembly, but neither can tell them what to do. At the same time there isnt any official cabinet meetings that have any juridical og executive powers. All coordination is done informal between relevant ministers. The most powerfull executive powers are the prime ministers to use when he sees fit. Any thoughts on how to categorise this system?Apupunchau 16:46, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry...

I just signed up tonight, can't seem to make the link into an internal link. I will try to figure it out.

[edit] Modification/abolition of 'constitutional law'

Surely perogative powers do not extend to modification of statutes? Parliament is supreme... ( under section 'cabinet of UK' —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.12.254.126 (talk) 12:35, 30 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Offensive

"The Westminster cabinet system is the foundation of cabinets as they are known at the federal and state (or provincial) levels of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, India and other Commonwealth of Nations countries whose parliamentary model was closely based on that of the United Kingdom." Ireland is not in the cmmonwealth and it is quite offensive to suggest that we are, removing the reference.plokt 15:55, 14 June 2007 (UTC)