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yes .. and Whitlam could have asked the Queen to fire the drunk ..

Unknown to Whitlam, Charteris wrote to the governor-general that should what he euphemistically called ''the contingency to which you refer'' arise, the Queen would ''try to delay things''. However, it was Charteris' opinion that, in the end, the Queen would be obliged to take the advice of the prime minister. .. http://www.theherald.com.au/story/366372/shortcomings-dismissed/

faint memory is that Whitlam didn't because he didn't want to create a bigger constitutional crisis, and he didn't
believe Kerr, who kept his own plan secret, would fire him .. hmm, the latter just confirmed in the 2nd video below ..

Kerr was dried out twice: Whitlam
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/31/1036026978732.html

.. tenuous parallel ..

Alan Grayson: Republicans are rejecting Obamacare out of drunken anger
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=92581569

.. these two offer a flavor of some events leading to the dismissal ..

.. more detail here for any interested ..

1975 Australian constitutional crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis