Message from @Alucard Van Hellsing
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I'd been thinking about a concept for a constitutional monarchy that does a sort of co-executive thing with the monarch and an elected president
not really a serious "I think this is a thing that should be implemented" kind of idea, though
but it does seem like there'd be a couple advantages
I'd say the speeches from this anime can apply to today
Personally I'm bracing myself for an immortal A.I. construct out of San Francisco to just sieze power
Skynet
Or Cortana
It'll be that but funded by Facebook
Although kosch, your idea sounds pretty similar to the uk but I'm guessing with tweaks
Like a Constitution for one
the power would be shared more equally
I know the queen does have power
but it's not a lot
that said, the idea was more based around the american system, so I don't know how well certain things translate
But that's a point though
The UK could really use a written constitution IMO
Far as I'm aware, the "unwritten constitution" is basically just centuries of legal precedent, which doesn't sound like a great thing to hang your entire government on.
Yeah it's easily undone
See: Tommy Robinson, Dankula etc
Imho yes that too even though I'm rather fond of the queen
That being said
It is pretty cool that the PM has someone to talk to whose seen all heads of government for the last several decades
At least the Japanese Imperial Family is more stable than the British monarchy
But paying them millions is not lit at all
How about Democratizing the monarchy? The regent becomes another elected office, you can only run if nominated by petition, and it is an office for life with the same powers of the current queen. And it gives that stability of monarchy and the protection against it being a family business
Honestly I think it having no term limit could be dangerous
But if no money or actual power were involved, and if they could be voted out too
A purely advisory role
I would be interested in seeing where that goes
But you can't put yourself forward to run. Enough people would want you to rule. You'd still be essentially a puppet of parliament, but the regents current position is to represent the Nations intended culture
Oooo I like that
I can have a few decent ideas on weed
The idea of not being able to put yourself forward for office
Hhahhaha
Legalize!!!
Queens getting up there and I'm not particularly fond of any of the potential heirs. Might as well get it done now
My government lost $42 million SELLING legal weed
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