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I'm a medieval European king and I'm about to declare an absolutely absurd law, like making pants illegal. What's the official process that I would have to go through and what checks and balances are in place to prevent something so utterly idiotic?

by /u/KingAlfredOfEngland in /r/AskHistorians

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