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Date Posted: 22:45:44 12/12/01 Wed
Author: Andy
Subject: Re: Monarchy works...
In reply to: Cyril 's message, "Monarchy works..." on 08:02:52 12/12/01 Wed

Then why wasn't the Queen able to stop the coup in Fiji, one of her "realms" back in 1987 or so, or the coup in Grenada several years before that? Two examples of how having a Queen is in fact completely ineffective and useless in regards to defending democracy.


>The fact is that often monarchies actually support
>democracy and justice... Our system of justice flows
>from the Crown and parliamentary government has
>effectively developed without a bloody revelution.
>Monarchies promote the well-being of the nation and
>are not simply self-serving. Remember monarchs do work
>for a living, actively cooperating with other leaders
>and promoting excellence in their nations. Why is it
>that most of the top ten countries to live in are
>monarchies? We can have our cake and eat...

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