Posted on 11/17/2007 4:28:09 PM PST by fanfan
“The elected representatives of Great Britain, put in power by British voters in free elections, wanted no part of a Republic of Great Britain.”
WRONG
The British government is put in place at the request of the UN-ELECTED monarch. That is how the British system has always worked. The government yes commands a majority of voters in parliament, but if you think that they allow every bill to pass through to a second reading based on actual support for it - you are living in a fantasy world.
Please know the basics of the monarchy and our system before discussing it.
That is such a stupid arguement. Just because something has evolved, i.e as in a monarchy, or on occasions even a dictatorship, it does not mean it has a democratic mandate or credentials.
Non sequitur.
Your thinking is so concrete that it is obvious that trying to debate with you is a waste of time.
So, let me simplify things for you:
You want a Republic of Great Britain?
Get the majority of the British electorate to agree with you. After the next democratic election and after the time necessary to pass the required legislation, it will then be so.
Simple as that. Good luck.
“Non sequitur.
Your thinking is so concrete that it is obvious that trying to debate with you is a waste of time.”
Yes nice linky etc - but I’m here to debate the facts - and I responded to your points without dismissing you. You should try and do the same.
“You want a Republic of Great Britain?
Get the majority of the British electorate to agree with you. After the next democratic election and after the time necessary to pass the required legislation, it will then be so.
Simple as that. Good luck.”
Yes all very nice and well, I have no problem with that but you failed to actually respond to what I said or any of the points I made.
I keep forgetting how pretty she was. She is like Deborah Kerr without the red hair. But this would be the Kerr of “The Sundowners,” where she played without the make-up.
Then the Windsors have to be paid off, and I guess that like the other formerly royal houses, they would remain among the richest families in Europe.
In any society, be it democratic or dictatorial, the monarchy can simply be told to pack their bags and hit the road. No society has to pay off royals.
Prince Phillip's family was once told to do just that when the Greek monarchy was abolished in 1922.
Au contraire, the film "The Queen" made her out to be a cold-hearted, anal-retentive monster who had no finesse in keeping faith with her people after Diana's death - she needed Tony Blair to ride to the rescue to save her throne.
She was made out to be a diginified human being who makes mistakes and admits them. It’s certainly nothing resembling a smear job. The Royal Family was pleased with the film and there was talk about Helen Mirren being invited to Buckingham Palace for tea.
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