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<blockquote data-quote="jgarden" data-source="post: 62389827" data-attributes="member: 22001"><p><strong>The last time I checked, Britain has a parliamentary system where the members of the House are elected by the public, not appointed by the Monarchy.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The only appointed members are in the House of Lords, and they are appointed by the party that is currently in power.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>For centuries, the power of the Monarchy has been gradually diminishing and for practical purposes reduced to largely ceremonial purposes - the prime minister, out of courtesy, may seek Queen's advice/consent but she does not determine government policy!</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>When a government becomes unpopular and is replaced, the Monarchy remains because it is widely recognized that the responsibility for public policies lies with the politicians - not the Queen.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Monarchy may be "directly appointed by God" - but the nature of many of the escapades of those associated with the Royal Family could hardly be considered "divinely inspired" or anything that approaches "an act of God!"</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgarden, post: 62389827, member: 22001"] [b]The last time I checked, Britain has a parliamentary system where the members of the House are elected by the public, not appointed by the Monarchy. The only appointed members are in the House of Lords, and they are appointed by the party that is currently in power. For centuries, the power of the Monarchy has been gradually diminishing and for practical purposes reduced to largely ceremonial purposes - the prime minister, out of courtesy, may seek Queen's advice/consent but she does not determine government policy! When a government becomes unpopular and is replaced, the Monarchy remains because it is widely recognized that the responsibility for public policies lies with the politicians - not the Queen. The Monarchy may be "directly appointed by God" - but the nature of many of the escapades of those associated with the Royal Family could hardly be considered "divinely inspired" or anything that approaches "an act of God!"[/b] [/QUOTE]
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