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« on: March 24, 2015, 01:02:22 AM »

The former British colony Barbados wants to secede from Queen Elizabeth II. In lieu of the monarch, an elected president should be the head of state of the Caribbean island, announced Prime Minister Freundel Stuart. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of independence from the UK, the parliamentary democracy is to be proclaimed in November 2016.

It is pointless to keep the Queen as head of state, when the country is otherwise completely independent, Stuart said. "It's a bit awkward to get up in 2015 and swear loyalty to Her Majesty The Queen, instead of promising Barbados loyalty, added the Prime Minister.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/barbados-plans-to-replace-queen-with-ceremonial-president

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« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2015, 04:26:05 AM »

Natural development.
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« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2015, 06:19:16 AM »

FF state
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« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2015, 06:36:15 AM »

Good!
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« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2015, 06:42:26 AM »

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« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2015, 08:12:23 AM »

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« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2015, 04:33:50 PM »

Meh.
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2015, 05:00:12 PM »

Good on them
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2015, 03:03:41 PM »

I support self-determination.
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2015, 05:19:52 PM »

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« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2015, 04:13:37 PM »

Is it actually that easy for Barbados to overthrow the Queen?
Or may they reckon that she will send her troops to her small island?
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2015, 04:16:35 PM »

Is it actually that easy for Barbados to overthrow the Queen?
Or may they reckon that she will send her troops to her small island?

The idea of Britian invading Barbados to save the monarchy is pretty hilarious, but absurd.

Any Commonwealth country can ditch the Queen at will.
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2015, 04:19:40 PM »

Back to the past..

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« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2015, 04:21:34 PM »

Is it actually that easy for Barbados to overthrow the Queen?
Or may they reckon that she will send her troops to her small island?

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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2015, 10:33:42 PM »

Off with their heads!
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« Reply #15 on: March 30, 2015, 10:43:40 PM »

Is it actually that easy for Barbados to overthrow the Queen?
Or may they reckon that she will send her troops to her small island?

It's not 1776 anymore.
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« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2015, 11:29:44 PM »

It is sort of weird that ALL counties still exist on having a separate head of state. They're all just doing it out of habit too.

At some point, some country is just going to be, you know what? Let's just have a Prime Minister as head of state and government. I wonder who will be the first.

Bibi tried half assedly to do it in Israel.
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« Reply #17 on: March 30, 2015, 11:53:27 PM »

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« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2015, 12:08:38 PM »

Who do these peasants think they are?!
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« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2015, 01:43:22 PM »

Long live Free Barbados!
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« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2015, 02:21:21 PM »

It is sort of weird that ALL counties still exist on having a separate head of state. They're all just doing it out of habit too.

At some point, some country is just going to be, you know what? Let's just have a Prime Minister as head of state and government. I wonder who will be the first.

Bibi tried half assedly to do it in Israel.

USA have de facto unified the two positions. The result are that half the country hate the HoS. By splitting the two position from each other you get a PM who can focus on politics, while the HoS can focus on reaching out to the entire population.
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« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2015, 03:02:33 PM »

It is sort of weird that ALL counties still exist on having a separate head of state. They're all just doing it out of habit too.

At some point, some country is just going to be, you know what? Let's just have a Prime Minister as head of state and government. I wonder who will be the first.

Bibi tried half assedly to do it in Israel.

USA have de facto unified the two positions. The result are that half the country hate the HoS. By splitting the two position from each other you get a PM who can focus on politics, while the HoS can focus on reaching out to the entire population.

Hypothetically, but most of the time the head of state doesn't do anything at all.
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« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2015, 03:07:47 PM »

It is sort of weird that ALL counties still exist on having a separate head of state. They're all just doing it out of habit too.

At some point, some country is just going to be, you know what? Let's just have a Prime Minister as head of state and government. I wonder who will be the first.

Bibi tried half assedly to do it in Israel.

USA have de facto unified the two positions. The result are that half the country hate the HoS. By splitting the two position from each other you get a PM who can focus on politics, while the HoS can focus on reaching out to the entire population.

Hypothetically, but most of the time the head of state doesn't do anything at all.

You underestimate the value of representation and acting as a symbol of national unity.

One big advantage is that you can choose a non-politician as HoS.
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« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2015, 03:19:34 PM »

Yes, I think the Finland model is best. Of course, I've always been a big fan of the AngloSaxon Witenagemot model, before that bastard William the Conquerer came over and wiped out English culture Cry
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« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2015, 03:40:03 PM »

Terrible. Let's hope the British do something about this. Raze the entire island, if necessary.
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