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Date Posted: 03:59:38 08/18/01 Sat
Author: Cosmin Smeu
Subject: Comments on your site

Hi I checked your site, and here are some comments:
(I am reposting these from REPUBLI-CANADA)

I checked the site and there are some good points, and many bad ones. First I do agree with him that removing the monarchy would fix many problems especially the Quebec separatism.

However even if we get a Canadian king, from some european royal family (like was the case of Greece, Romania, Spain, etc... even England in 1701), that will still leave us with a foreigner as a head of state. Just like England after 1701 was stuck with a German royal family (Victoria's first language was German, not English).

Also just because some things don't work in a republic like the USA, doesn't mean the republican system is flawed. There are many types of republics starting with successful ones like Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, Finland, etc... going to the worst republican dictatorships like Vietnam, Irak, Sudan, etc... The same goes for monarchies: there are successful ones like Sweden, Denmark, and complete failures like Nepal, or Botswana, etc...

However the monarchy is still something from the feudal ages, that might still go well with european, asian, and african nations, that have existed for thousands or years, and don't want to change for some strange conservative reasons. In countries like Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, etc... which are young countries in the "new world", this "old world" system seems out of place. Also it defies human rights, equality, etc... when one person, or family is placed above anyone else. Why should the military, courts, government belong do a king/queen (like they do in a monarchy), when these are the rightful belongings of the nation as a whole. If the courts belong to the queen, then can she be tried by her own courts, in the USA if the prezident screws up, he will be tried, because he doesn't own any gov. institution. Why should immigrants swear allegiance to the queen, instead of Canada when they become citizens; in the USA they swear allegiance to the country, and its republican beliefs, and not to George W. Bush.

Contrary to popular belief in Canada (thanks to monarchist anti-american propaganda) the American system is not bad, ineficient as people think. Down there they have a constitution focused on the people, a senate that actually does something, and the prez doesn't have some of the powers that the queen has over us.

Did you know that in Canada the queen is the only one that can:
- declare war in Canada's name on another country
- capitulate (declare defeat and surrender) in Canada's name
- dissolve parliament
etc...

She can do all those as she pleases, and Jean Chretien or anyone else can't do shit about it.

In the american (and many other republican systems) the president doesn't have these powers. In the USA for example the senate (& only the senate) has the power to declare war or to declare capitulation. Also the senate can impeach the prez, but the prez can not dissolve the senate. In other countries like France, Germany, etc... they have similar rules. I like this system that prevents one person from becoming all powerful, and instead gives the senate (a group of people) the most important powers.

In Canada the prime minister can become dictator if he wishes so. I don't think the parliament in Canada can even stop the prime minister if he chooses to abuse his power. True, this has never happened in Canada (where a prime minister abused power excessively or became dictatorial), but you can never be sure of what might happen in the future. Better be safe than sorry.

So my point is, let's not judge republicanism based on some
british revisionist, narrow, and superficial knowledge of the american system.

I don't know what happens in Arizona, but if they are inefficient that is their problem and fault, not just the system ifself, they certainly have the proper foundation to fix those problems.

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