I essentially agree that Parliament's right to sit derives from the Common Law, and the Common Law is the primary law of theland, and not statute law, which must be shown to be in accordance with our ancient rights before it enters into law.

I found this link interesting: http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?...17733&filesize=2122

It contains the text of the 1423 Confirmation of Liberties Act of Henry VI - an explicit admission that our rights under the Common Law are not repealable. The mediaeval French is clear:

Et primes que Seinte Esglise & toutz les seigneurs espirituelx & temporelx & toutz les autres lieges du Roy aiantz libertees & fraunchises & auxi toutz les Citees & Burghs aient & enjoient toutz lour libertees & fraunchises bien usez & nient repellez ne par la commune ley repellablez