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Originally Posted by DannyCox
Monarchies?? We don't live in Saudi Arabia or Swaziland!!
We're a Commonwealth Realm with the monarch as just a ceremonial figurehead but holding no legal or official status.
Actually the US with it's individual head of state is closer to the concept of monarchy that we are. We have a party in power who's leader is the Prime Minister and only holds power for as long as his party allows it. It does keep thing much more democratic and he can't "veto" things or act on his own like your President can. We can also toss him quite easily if we feel he isn't doing his job. We don't need to wait 4 years for that, but can do it whenever we feel he isn't doing the right thing. It is a true democratic process. As has been illustrated by the last seven and a half years, you guys have a dictator who does what he likes, even when it's fully against the will of the majority of the people. I've never really found that to be overly democratic.
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Don't get too tightly wound up Danny...I was making a symbolic point to an asshole.
And, it of course, sent him spinning.
It's just no fun anymore,.....he's too predictable.