RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 9, 2015 at 5:07 am
(This post was last modified: May 9, 2015 at 5:12 am by robvalue.)
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| Conservative | 1 | 3.33% | |
| Labour | 6 | 20.00% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 13.33% | |
| Green | 4 | 13.33% | |
| UKIP | 2 | 6.67% | |
| Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) | 1 | 3.33% | |
| Plaid Cymru (Welsh Nationalists) | 0 | 0% | |
| Other | 0 | 0% | |
| Still undecided | 1 | 3.33% | |
| Not Voting | 2 | 6.67% | |
| Not a UK Voter | 9 | 30.00% | |
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2015 UK General Election
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 (May 9, 2015 at 12:21 am)Tiberius Wrote:(May 8, 2015 at 5:18 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Not that I am a monarchist, but as a practical matter, how does the Queen's judgement compare with, say, the typical Prime Minister? On the contrary, I think it is the point. Politics is a practical matter, or should be, and so it is a question of what works best in practice. As a representative of a country, I do not see the Queen saying a bunch of stupid shit, unlike some American presidents. And although I have been raised to despise monarchy, as all good Americans have  , I cannot help but pause and reflect, particularly during the years of George W. Bush being president, saying all manner of imbecilic things. The comparison with your Queen is stark.As for a democracy, I rather like the fact that ours has limits on what imbecilic laws morons may democratically pass. For example, the local laws must conform to the Constitution, or they can be overturned in court. And to change the Constitution requires more than a mere popular vote, for which I am truly grateful. The level of intelligence of the writers of the U.S. Constitution is clearly much higher than average, so it is good that morons have difficulty changing it. I shudder to think what our current Congress would come up with if they were doing a total rewrite of the Constitution. "A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence." — David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
 
My wife says I'm too paranoid to be even worrying about what power the royals may have in theory.
I'm not sure. 
Everyone's talking about The Queen never abusing her power. Perhaps not, and I rather like her personally. But the Queen is old, and won't be queen much longer. Eventually, we may get a monarch who gets ideas above their station, and causes all manner of awkwardness.
RE: 2015 UK General Election
May 10, 2015 at 6:49 am
(This post was last modified: May 10, 2015 at 6:51 am by robvalue.)
 (May 10, 2015 at 6:33 am)Iroscato Wrote: Everyone's talking about The Queen never abusing her power. Perhaps not, and I rather like her personally. But the Queen is old, and won't be queen much longer. Eventually, we may get a monarch who gets ideas above their station, and causes all manner of awkwardness. Indeed and his name is Charles. Why do you think the queen has clung on so long. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis. |
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