(May 8, 2015 at 5:18 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:The first thing that springs to mind is 'potential senility'.(May 8, 2015 at 9:27 am)Tiberius Wrote: If only that were actually true:
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/1...veto-bills
Not that I am a monarchist, but as a practical matter, how does the Queen's judgement compare with, say, the typical Prime Minister?
If her judgement is better, then it might be best to leave well enough alone. If worse, then France showed you the way long ago.
Aside from that, it doesn't necessarily matter about whether a person has good judgement. The whole idea of a democracy is the people electing people that they deem to have good judgement.
The case for a monarchy has become as weak and double-edged as the question of the existence of God.
If they have no power and are an ineffectual figurehead, then the postion has no reason whatsoever to exist.
If they do still retain decision-making power of any kind, what justification is there for that in a supposed democracy?
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