Bush, Queen Elizabeth toast alliance

[Kuciwalker]

Shush. Other fish.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe

Canadians are soooo cute with their unmitigated obeisance to a tier 2 nation's sovereign..

She's our sovereign, and we're great, so that's makes her a great sovereign.

In other news, I know people who resigned from the Canadian Forces when they changed the oath to remove the Queen and asked everyone to take the new oath. So you could say there is some attachment in some quarters.

It's actually not hard to figure out. She's an important public figure who has never ****ed anything up for us. She's the furthest thing from political. I mean, she won't even visit if there is an election on and is likely to delay visits if one is likely to start while she is here.

There are people, take Wezil for example (but he hates just about everything) who think having a monarch is somehow uncool. I suppose they worry about what the Yanks may think. For many others it's no skin off our noses and the alternatives could be a lot worse.

[Peter Triggs]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
We tossed your royal heinies outta here in 1781, and we're ready to do it again!

What's your OS?

Careful what you say: Sir Bill Gates might be monitoring your computer.

[Dr Strangelove]

Blair's resigning. I wonder if he decided to do it while she was out of the country. Wouldn't it be cool if some ultra-leftie stepped in and abolishd the monarchy while she was still on this side of the Atlantic?

[Imran Siddiqui]

There are people, take Wezil for example (but he hates just about everything) who think having a monarch is somehow uncool.

Yes, they are usually referred to as people who are interested in democracy .

[notyoueither]

It's really funny hearing jibes from Yanks about democracy given your recent history.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Say what you will, but at least our head of state isn't a hereditary position that isn't even subject to election.

[notyoueither]

Yes, and the dog's breakfast that you, the Russians, and some others make of the elections for the position are soooo much better than having the power of the executive reside in the legislature, in'it?

[notyoueither]

I mean, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Nixon...

The hit parade just keeps on rolling, right?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Better than having a King or Queen as our head of state .

I'll take President Clinton over a Prime Minister Gingrich combined with some inbred monarch sucking on the public teat.

[notyoueither]

Why?

Have you ever heard of a quaint term AKA a constitution? We're not talking absolutist monarchies. Could you remind your current president of such?

[Sava]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


I was surprised an my strong reaction to seeing her wear that crown. I really wanted to grab her by the scruff of the neck and toss her out of the country. Wear a royal crown in my country?! We tossed your royal heinies outta here in 1781, and we're ready to do it again!

LOL




(it's funny because you are serious)

[notyoueither]

In fact, the abuses of executive power that are more debated recently do tend to come for the great republics such as the US, Russia, France...

Just how much better is your system when it is so clearly inferior?

[Sava]

Originally posted by notyoueither
In fact, the abuses of executive power that are more debated recently do tend to come for the great republics such as the US, Russia, France...

Just how much better is your system when it is so clearly inferior?

Don't you have a hockey game to go to or something?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Why?

Have you ever heard of a quaint term AKA a constitution? We're not talking absolutist monarchies. Could you remind your current president of such?

Firstly, you do realize according to the constitution, the monarchs of Britain have far more power than they actually do exercise currently?

And, more importantly, anyone interested in a democratic (or republic if you will) form of government should abhor that the head of state is head by a bloody monarch! Someone gets to represent the entire country and blow massive amounts of tax revenue on their luxurious lifestyle simply because one of their ancestors was good at warring or marriage deals.