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Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:49 pm ]
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Royal succession reform is being discussed, Clegg says

Quote:
Mr Clegg, who is responsible for constitutional reform, told the BBC the issue would "require careful thought".

But he said both he and David Cameron were "sympathetic" to changing rules which seemed "a little old fashioned".


Old fashioned! So what about hereditary positions to begin with?

We need a referendum on this, preferably with an option for enforced sterilisation. :twisted:
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 2:00 pm ]
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The thought of Clegg dealing with what will be an international issue makes me laugh :lol:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 3:51 pm ]
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belchingmatt wrote:
Royal succession reform is being discussed, Clegg says

Quote:
Mr Clegg, who is responsible for constitutional reform, told the BBC the issue would "require careful thought".

But he said both he and David Cameron were "sympathetic" to changing rules which seemed "a little old fashioned".


Old fashioned! So what about hereditary positions to begin with?

We need a referendum on this, preferably with an option for enforced sterilisation. :twisted:

As long as the sterilisation is mandatory to members of the Tory Party. :evil:
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:02 pm ]
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The only change that needs makeing legally is that sucession should be based on who was born first, not which male was born first.
ie If Will & Kate have a girl, then a boy, the girl should become queen.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:07 pm ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
The only change that needs makeing legally is that sucession should be based on who was born first, not which male was born first.
ie If Will & Kate have a girn, then a boy, the girl should become queen.

This was the only issue last time. It can be done quite easily.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:15 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
The only change that needs makeing legally is that sucession should be based on who was born first, not which male was born first.
ie If Will & Kate have a girn, then a boy, the girl should become queen.

This was the only issue last time. It can be done quite easily.

Apparently not that easily. The English King/Queen is head of state of a lot of countries. Some of those countries have issues with that sort of constitutional change.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:54 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
The only change that needs makeing legally is that sucession should be based on who was born first, not which male was born first.
ie If Will & Kate have a girn, then a boy, the girl should become queen.

This was the only issue last time. It can be done quite easily.


What about the Catholics? Aren't we discriminating on religious grounds too?

Just get rid of the bloody lot.
Author:  MrStevenRogers [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:49 pm ]
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i would sooner have a Royal Family then a President
just look at the saga in Russia

the PM becomes President who then decides which lackey will be PM
no thanks, i just don't wish to see another layer of politicians, sooner the Royal Family by a long chalk ...
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:58 pm ]
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MrStevenRogers wrote:
i would sooner have a Royal Family then a President
just look at the saga in Russia

the PM becomes President who then decides which lackey will be PM
no thanks, i just don't wish to see another layer of politicians, sooner the Royal Family by a long chalk ...

Yes the thought of President Blair or Cameron would be appalling.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:01 pm ]
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Do we really need a head of state at all though? Are there any ceremonial or processional roles that couldn't be performed by a suitable people's representative.
Author:  paulzolo [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:02 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
MrStevenRogers wrote:
i would sooner have a Royal Family then a President
just look at the saga in Russia

the PM becomes President who then decides which lackey will be PM
no thanks, i just don't wish to see another layer of politicians, sooner the Royal Family by a long chalk ...

Yes the thought of President Blair or Cameron would be appalling.

You don't think we're there already? They are presidents in all but name, and we've had presidentially aspirational PMs since, and including, Thatcher. I fail to see how we would be anyway disadvantaged politically if we didn't have a monarch.
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:04 pm ]
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My own personal view is that in this day and age the idea that only a man should ascend to the throne I think would strike most people as a little old-fashioned.


We have a Queen.


My own personal view is that in this day and age, I think I'd probably prefer a a Monarchy state over the farce that we have now.

The Queen should enforce her powers, shoot the PM and disband Parliament. She can then return Britain to the formidable state it once was.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:42 pm ]
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No what we should do is give the Queen the nuclear button. Not that toff Cameron. :D
Author:  HeatherKay [ Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:34 am ]
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cloaked_wolf wrote:
We have a Queen.


Only because she didn't have a brother.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:11 pm ]
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MrStevenRogers wrote:
i would sooner have a Royal Family then a President
.

+1
Who'd want a lying bastard manipulative politician as head of state? The queen has always been politically neutral. Probably why she's much more popular than Charlie, who's always sticking his nose in things.
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