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Originally Posted by WRM20
The House of Lords was significantly reformed in 1999, and the number of hereditary members was reduced to 92. The House of Commons could vote tomorrow to eliminate the monarchy, and there would be little that could be done to stop it.
All legislation must be signed off by the Monarch.
It's also worth noting that the Armed Forces swear allegiance to the Monarch and have no such allegiance in relation to Parliament, and there would be significant problems for Parliament in such circumstances, and there would also be political and religious problems.
The Queen was Head of State, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Churches including the Church of England, with it's links to Christianity world wide, is Head of the Commonwealth, Commander and Chief of the British Armed Forces and many Commonwealth Armed Forces, is Head of numerous charities and carried out her duties loyally right up to the end.
I can only hope that some Americans pause and reflect before attacking the monarchy or trying to lecture us on our history, traditions, constitution and governance.
I can only hope that some Americans pause and reflect before attacking the monarchy or trying to lecture us on our history, traditions, constitution and governance.
I think that's a perfectly reasonable request. We've been independent for nearly 250 years. Why is it any of our business whether or not the UK retains its monarch?
The Royals should be viewed as the PR department for the UK. They are the face of the UK. They're PR execs. The government does what it wants. But that's why the government wants a squeaky clean image.
But they also can use them as a diversion. While everybody is gossiping about the Royal family the government gets to implement a lot of policy that goes unchallenged because the Queen, prince etc took all the headlines.
Yeh she's a queen but a person thrust into a job/position most couldn't handle. The Royals are The Real House Wives or Kardashians except with better fixers.
I think that's perfectly reasonable request. We've been independent for nearly 250 years. Why is it any of our business whether or not the UK retains its monarch?
its not. its the whole 'dont comment about us....'
as I said a number of times, I dont worship humans, royal or not so the funny clothes hats and uniforms mean exactly nothing to me.
All legislation must be signed off by the Monarch.
It's also worth noting that the Armed Forces swear allegiance to the Monarch and have no such allegiance in relation to Parliament, and there would be significant problems for Parliament in such circumstances, and there would also be political and religious problems.
The Queen was Head of State, Defender of the Faith, Head of the Churches including the Church of England, with it's links to Christianity world wide, is Head of the Commonwealth, Commander and Chief of the British Armed Forces and many Commonwealth Armed Forces, is Head of numerous charities and carried out her duties loyally right up to the end.
I can only hope that some Americans pause and reflect before attacking the monarchy or trying to lecture us on our history, traditions, constitution and governance.
Well the monarch needs to take some responsibility for history, it's not all glory.
its not. its the whole 'dont comment about us....'
as I said a number of times, I dont worship humans, royal or not so the funny clothes hats and uniforms mean exactly nothing to me.
So that's why AMERICANS repetitively start all these threads about other countries whereupon they quickly morph into Americans denigrating those countries - - because those countries mean nothing to y'all???
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