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  Britons, or anyone for that matter, should the British Monarchy be abolished? (search mode)
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« on: May 28, 2017, 05:40:28 PM »

What does the electoral system have to do with the monarchy?
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2017, 09:15:03 AM »
« Edited: May 29, 2017, 09:16:55 AM by Santander »

And of course it should be maintained, with more liberal exercise of Royal Prerogative. Male-preference succession and the disqualification of heirs who marry Roman Catholics should be restored, not because Roman Catholics are bad, but because the monarch is the head of the Church of England and thus ought not to be married to a Papist. Marrying former Roman Catholics should be allowed, though. Queens are also great, but should be considered a special and rare gift from God, not the norm.
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2017, 09:34:12 AM »

For the sake of a 1000+ year tradition I'd say no. It's not like they have much power politically and have these days taken a symbolic role. However I do think that there over reliance on tax paper dollars should end and maybe some other modest changes too. Also I shouldn't mention that the Monarchyship itself brings in a lot of money from tourists.

Taxpayer dollars?

Who do you think pays for the monarchy and their expenses?
Well first, it wouldn't be taxpayer dollars. Also, the Queen and her family have various assets and trusts which generate substantial income. They only use public funds to pay for things such as security and transportation expenses when conducting official duties or maintenance of official residences. The Queen herself is a taxpayer too...
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2017, 03:21:18 PM »

Yes, it should have been gotten rid of in 1832. Abolish the House of Lords, as well. These are all complete anachronisms and at this point they are just glorified PR agents living off the public teat. But even that value is diminished as it is a reminder for many of the horrors of the British Empire.
"Horrors of the British Empire"

The only horror of the greatest empire in world history is that it's not still around to spread the beauty and wisdom of Anglo-Saxon civilization with the rest of the world.
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2017, 03:33:00 PM »

Yes, it should have been gotten rid of in 1832. Abolish the House of Lords, as well. These are all complete anachronisms and at this point they are just glorified PR agents living off the public teat. But even that value is diminished as it is a reminder for many of the horrors of the British Empire.
"Horrors of the British Empire"

The only horror of the greatest empire in world history is that it's not still around to spread the beauty and wisdom of Anglo-Saxon civilization with the rest of the world.

Still horrible to many. The Northern Ireland conflict, the Israel-Palestine conflict, the India-Pakistan conflict, the Iraq-Kuwait conflict which led to both Iraq wars which led to ISIS... all started with the British Empire, my friend. And that's just naming a few.
They were chopping each others' heads off before we got there.
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2017, 04:22:17 PM »

We? What ethnic background are you pretending to have this month then?
lol.
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