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30. Agreed. The Queen is not an autocrat. She is a constitutional monarch and the steward

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 14, 2019, 08:27 PM

Oct 2019

of the Crown. She knows her duty to the people, to the government, and to the constitution.

She might have a rarefied and privileged position, but at the end of the day, hers is a life of service.

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Brexit: Queen's speech says government priority is to leave EU on 31 October [View all] brooklynite Oct 2019 OP

Unseemly as hell, even if this is not unexpected. My fantasies had Liz becoming the monarch of old hlthe2b Oct 2019 #1

Thus spake Elizabeth, Regina, last monarch of the British "Empire" Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #2

Hear Hear jpak Oct 2019 #3

No she didn't, it is not her speech, and she literally has to give it obamanut2012 Oct 2019 #9

Thanks elleng Oct 2019 #14

The story quotes "the Queen's speech" Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #15

That is indeed the role of the modern British monarch DavidDvorkin Oct 2019 #21

And what compels her to speak it aloud? Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #26

The constitutional tradition DavidDvorkin Oct 2019 #28

You do understand how utterly ridiculous that sounds, right? Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #34

You can pontificate and posture all you want DavidDvorkin Oct 2019 #39

And anyone who blindly follows such a system Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #40

Also crushingly depressing, Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #41

-- or give up millions of pounds of income. 3Hotdogs Oct 2019 #24

Actually, Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #27

Agreed. The Queen is not an autocrat. She is a constitutional monarch and the steward lapucelle Oct 2019 #30

It seems to me Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #35

Let's hear what everyone in government and The People have to say, too. abqtommy Oct 2019 #4

As soon as the Queen's Speech is over, Commons starts to debate it brooklynite Oct 2019 #5

Might be time for her to step down cuz she's living in a dream world. cstanleytech Oct 2019 #6

England needs its monarchs, the problem is the monarchy is not engaged enough in politics Perseus Oct 2019 #10

Many other countries get slong BuddhaGirl Oct 2019 #13

I didn't say get rid of the monarchy I said perhaps it's time for her to step down cstanleytech Oct 2019 #17

I find the critics of the queen here somewhat ironic. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #7

I would agree that monarchy should not have absolute power, but they should have deep knowledge Perseus Oct 2019 #11

For both traditional reasons and the fact it blunts criticism of the crown itself, she goes along hlthe2b Oct 2019 #12

If she disagrees with the text Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #16

I'll bet in her long time in office, she's given Queen's Speeches which Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #22

One more time Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #25

The Queen is NOT a person with free will. Loki Liesmith Oct 2019 #29

Really? Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #32

You can repeat your line as often as you want. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #31

Again, nothing compels her Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #33

The fact she's queen compels her. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #36

Right, she has no free will Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #37

Then why don't you write her a letter and scold her some more? Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #38

So, by this logic Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #42

Well, you can invent your own logic to shore up your arguments all you like. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #43

I have not "invented" any logic Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #44

Again, the woman is pretty much beyond the law Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #45

Damn straight I don't like monarchs. I'm a American it's in my blood. rockfordfile Oct 2019 #19

I was discussing this with a British friend of mine melm00se Oct 2019 #46

Well, I detest the idea of people being subjects Politicub Oct 2019 #47

I find nothing I disagree with in your statement. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #48

People get comfortable with what they're used to Politicub Oct 2019 #49

They support a bunch of tourism jobs. So I guess not all bad. GulfCoast66 Oct 2019 #50

Boris Johnson wrote her speech dalton99a Oct 2019 #8

Again, she has the option Miguelito Loveless Oct 2019 #18

the monarchy is a tourist attraction whose primary function is to generate income nt msongs Oct 2019 #20

"My government" or "The government"? mwooldri Oct 2019 #23