Lord Mountbatten listened respectfully to Lord Admiral Jellicoe's proposal. It came as no surprise to him, as he was in on the early planning stages. Consequently, he was one of the few members of the House of Lords who was not in a state of shock. After Lord Admirals Fairfax and Cunningham gave their support, Lord Mountbatten stood to address the Lords.
My Lords, I am aware of the concerns that many of you have. Many of you, of course, are thinking that perhaps a time of war is not the time for such radical change. Some of you, I'm sure, also feel that our old traditions have served us well enough for the last couple thousand years or so.
I tell you that the time has indeed come for such progressive change. At no point in her history has Bretonia been so challenged, and only by looking to the future can we hope to prove equal to the challenges before us. Adopting a Constitution for the first time in Bretonia's history is not an abandonment of our great traditions, but rather a protection of those traditions. This measure has my full support. Thank you.
Lord Mountbatten returned to his seat fully aware that his own support, along with the backing of the military lobby would almost guarantee the adoption of the Bretonian Constitution. He sat back and listened to the turns that the debate was taking as others stood both in favor of and against the measure.
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