Royal Wedding

[SuburbanFarmer]

He stands up and waves pretty good. Those are the job requirements.

Sometimes Clubby is right. That's a pretty retarded thing to say.

Meh. I have yet to understand any actual function of that ‘office’, other than ceremonial.

[Speaker to Animals]

I will only a accept a warrior monarch who is willing to go on crusades. Non-warrior monarchs and non-crusader royals are an anathema.

[C-Mag]

I will only a accept a warrior monarch who is willing to go on crusades. Non-warrior monarchs and non-crusader royals are an anathema.

Harry is probably your guy then

[Kath]

Sometimes Clubby is right. That's a pretty retarded thing to say.

Meh. I have yet to understand any actual function of that ‘office’, other than ceremonial.

Since you don't know how the primary works in this country, zero people are surprised that you don't know the function of a monarch in another country. So, your opinion on the value is fairly useless.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Name one actual power held by the office.

I'll wait.

[Ph64]

I give it 10 years tops.

[Speaker to Animals]

Name one actual power held by the office.

I'll wait.

Power to dissolve Parliament.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Name one actual power held by the office.

I'll wait.

Power to dissolve Parliament.

And what would happen if the Queen decided to actually do so? Issued a royal proclamation tomorrow, said 'no more Parliament'?

[Speaker to Animals]

Name one actual power held by the office.

I'll wait.

Power to dissolve Parliament.

And what would happen if the Queen decided to actually do so? Issued a royal proclamation tomorrow, said 'no more Parliament'?

So we've moved on from your assertion that this office has no power?

[Kath]

Name one actual power held by the office.

I'll wait.

It's a different sort of separation of power. Everyone blathers on about Obama being a good head of state. Perhaps if he had been a head of state while someone more qualified did the business of running this country, that may have been true. (I still think he tripped his tongue too much to be considered an excellent statesman.)

She doesn't have a ton of real power, true, but, in the case of a constitutional crisis, she has the power to tell parliament to go away and call for a special election. A final check and balance.

I'm making no commentary on the goodness or badness of having a birth-right monarchy in place, just telling you there's more to the job than waving. If her country thinks she adds value, than she adds value. The monarchy does a lot for charity, too.