NeoSteph Basket Case Age: 36 Gender: Female Posts: 16494
September 28th, 2005 at 07:34am
Half-Way Haunted:
NeoSteph:
Half-Way Haunted:
I don't like monarchy.
This sort of effects me, because I live in Aus, and we're under the British monarchy too.
See, the thing is, people are like 'what's the difference if we have a queen or not? She doesn't have any power.'
Quite untrue. She has the power to override any laws that get passed. She has the ultimate power.
Just because Elizabeth isn't using it doesn't mean her successor won't.
I don't like the idea of a president too much either, but it's better than having one person who has ultimate control, whether they bother with it or not. At least a president can be controlled, to some extent. They're only in the damn position for a few years before we have the chance to kick them out again. A Monarch's in it for life.
And there's fuck all you can do about it.
The reason the queen never uses her power is because the government would throw the monarchy out if they started to gain control again, there a figurehead and nothing more, not since Magan Carta anyway.
A president would have ultimate power and wouldn'y have to listen to Parliament, the way i see the queen is the people's trump card for when democracy in the government breaks down.
mm...
I guess so.
Like I said, I don't like the idea of a president much either. Until someone invents something better, I suppose the monarchy should stay. Thing is, it appears to me that the only arguement so far on this thread is that they bring in cash...
Well we can't even use that.
the 'cash' the monarchy make, is through tourism which goes directly into are economy, which helps build schools and hostpitals, so yes we do use it. it actually makes up the largest part of our economy.
Goodbye, Norma Jeane King For A Couple Of Days Age: 31 Gender: Female Posts: 4724
September 28th, 2005 at 08:54pm
tradition is important. and it DOES help for tourism.
but honestly, does the monarchy even do anything? important?
I'm aussie,
& i support the ideas of republicanism.
I think Australia being independent would be better
Maybe then we wouldn't follow Britain into war like we have for 80 years?
This sort of effects me, because I live in Aus, and we're under the British monarchy too.
See, the thing is, people are like 'what's the difference if we have a queen or not? She doesn't have any power.'
Quite untrue. She has the power to override any laws that get passed. She has the ultimate power.
Just because Elizabeth isn't using it doesn't mean her successor won't.
I don't like the idea of a president too much either, but it's better than having one person who has ultimate control, whether they bother with it or not. At least a president can be controlled, to some extent. They're only in the damn position for a few years before we have the chance to kick them out again. A Monarch's in it for life.
And there's fuck all you can do about it.
The reason the queen never uses her power is because the government would throw the monarchy out if they started to gain control again, there a figurehead and nothing more, not since Magan Carta anyway.
A president would have ultimate power and wouldn'y have to listen to Parliament, the way i see the queen is the people's trump card for when democracy in the government breaks down.
mm...
I guess so.
Like I said, I don't like the idea of a president much either. Until someone invents something better, I suppose the monarchy should stay. Thing is, it appears to me that the only arguement so far on this thread is that they bring in cash...
Well we can't even use that.
the 'cash' the monarchy make, is through tourism which goes directly into are economy, which helps build schools and hostpitals, so yes we do use it. it actually makes up the largest part of our economy.
Yeah, it does for you.
I'm in Australia, mate.
We've got the queen, but we don't get any of the royalties.
This sort of effects me, because I live in Aus, and we're under the British monarchy too.
See, the thing is, people are like 'what's the difference if we have a queen or not? She doesn't have any power.'
Quite untrue. She has the power to override any laws that get passed. She has the ultimate power.
Just because Elizabeth isn't using it doesn't mean her successor won't.
I don't like the idea of a president too much either, but it's better than having one person who has ultimate control, whether they bother with it or not. At least a president can be controlled, to some extent. They're only in the damn position for a few years before we have the chance to kick them out again. A Monarch's in it for life.
And there's fuck all you can do about it.
The reason the queen never uses her power is because the government would throw the monarchy out if they started to gain control again, there a figurehead and nothing more, not since Magan Carta anyway.
A president would have ultimate power and wouldn'y have to listen to Parliament, the way i see the queen is the people's trump card for when democracy in the government breaks down.
mm...
I guess so.
Like I said, I don't like the idea of a president much either. Until someone invents something better, I suppose the monarchy should stay. Thing is, it appears to me that the only arguement so far on this thread is that they bring in cash...
Well we can't even use that.
the 'cash' the monarchy make, is through tourism which goes directly into are economy, which helps build schools and hostpitals, so yes we do use it. it actually makes up the largest part of our economy.
Yeah, it does for you.
I'm in Australia, mate.
We've got the queen, but we don't get any of the royalties.
EXACTLY! The Monarchy does Fuck all, for us in australia atleast.
i dont really like the idea of the british monarchy, but hey we have a president, he does basically the same thing, promotes the country, but i dont really care wat happens to the monarchy, it wont affect a lot of people on this board
Lucifers Angel King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 4751
February 10th, 2006 at 07:09pm
i would like to say thanks to all of you who didnt call diana the princess of wales many peole forget that she lost that title when she divorced charles and anyway many of the welsh people didnt call her they're princess anyway.
i would like to say thanks to all of you who didnt call diana the princess of wales many peole forget that she lost that title when she divorced charles and anyway many of the welsh people didnt call her they're princess anyway.
I always called her Princess Diana, but then I was really young and didn't know about the divorce at the time.
Lucifers Angel King For A Couple Of Days Age: - Gender: Female Posts: 4751
February 11th, 2006 at 05:57am
Incubus:
tre_cool_is_god:
i would like to say thanks to all of you who didnt call diana the princess of wales many peole forget that she lost that title when she divorced charles and anyway many of the welsh people didnt call her they're princess anyway.
I always called her Princess Diana, but then I was really young and didn't know about the divorce at the time.
i was just saying thanks it makes a change because people still call her the princess of wales.
i dont really like the idea of the british monarchy, but hey we have a president, he does basically the same thing, promotes the country, but i dont really care wat happens to the monarchy, it wont affect a lot of people on this board
The president doesnt "promote the country" He is part of the Executive branch, which consists of more than just him, he is no more powerful than any other branch of Government. Study the checks and balances of Government.
Matt Smith Admin Age: 32 Gender: Female Posts: 31134
February 23rd, 2006 at 02:34pm
Baroness Buxton:
i know social political and economic factors contributed. unfortunately i've studied it in depth...
So have I. It's all part of the secondary eductaion Syllabus.
Why unfortunately, you say?. The English Civil War (like any war in my opinion) is fascinating and interesting to study. I remeber doing it all way back in Year Eight.
The monarchy bring tourists here, last year we had almost double the amount of tourists visited something monarchy-related than the london eye, but aswell as bringing in money, they are also spending tax payers money on themselves, and it wasn't until last year (i think ) that they actually started paying tax on the money they "earned".
i know social political and economic factors contributed. unfortunately i've studied it in depth...
So have I. It's all part of the secondary eductaion Syllabus.
Why unfortunately, you say?. The English Civil War (like any war in my opinion) is fascinating and interesting to study. I remeber doing it all way back in Year Eight.
yeh thats when i studied it.
My teacher was a dick and bored the hell out of me. I looked at it again about a year ago and did find it rather more interesting.
) that they actually started paying tax on the money they "earned". 