Supreme Court narrowly correct on First Nation Sovereignty.

I could smile and nod at this response but a fat lot of good it would do me.

Is that basically like those commonwealth countries getting a seal of approval from the big overall government?

And if that is what it means, does that not mean that your government (being the overall one) assumes responsibility for whatever's being approved?

I'm not trying to point fingers or anything like that, I just don't get how that system works. I'm an ignorant American.

Not quite, nowadays its more just a formality, in the past it would have been a big deal and before WW2 would have been like that, but if they try that nowadays I dont think that it would make much difference.

In the UK we have the house of commons and the house of lords, the house of commons make the laws, and the house of lords approve them or send them back with suggestions on changes, which are voted on and then sent back to the house of lords. once both houses are happy with the new law it is sent to the queen to give the royal seal of ascent. its much the same in the other commonwealth countries but they obs have to send them further afield.

Yes, stemming from that feudal system.