(January 20, 2009 at 6:31 pm)Tiberius Wrote: The UK monarchy also serves no purpose other than to absolve parliament so a new one can be elected. Really it should just be written in the constitution and the process would be a lot easier. I'd much prefer a head of state that actually had their arse on the line rather than on a throne with no possibility of being held responsible for their actions.
The point is that all the royals have to do to keep their privileged position is procreate.
The hereditary principle is archaic.
The advantage of a republic is that you get to elect AND SACK the elected head of state.
A man is born to a virgin mother, lives, dies, comes alive again and then disappears into the clouds to become his Dad. How likely is that?
