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| Originally posted by TexAssgirl+Sep 19 2005, 01:07 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TexAssgirl @ Sep 19 2005, 01:07 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>And why doesn't England get rid of the queen if she doesn't rule the land or make the laws?[/b] |
beats me. in practical terms, probably because without the tourist revenue the UK would be just another third-world toilet. I don't think that justifies the idea of a monarchy either, but as you will have noticed, nobody really listens to me :eyes:
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Originally posted by DoubleMeatWhopper@Sep 19 2005, 02:55 AM
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@Sep 18 2005, 07:46 PM
so the pope doesn't represent the catholic church now?
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In the same way that the president doesn't represent the whole population of the US.[/quote]
the US at least makes the pretense that its president is endorsed by a majority of its population, though. not that I believe "electoral" government is any less unacceptable than organized religion, but that's a whole other issue.