Subject | Re: Queen mother (of Britain) has died |
From | paulh |
Date | 2002-03-31 10:28 (2002-03-31 10:28) |
Message-ID | <q0idau4549141s9qauc9r7484qdekftakv@4ax.com> |
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Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
Follows | m |
It can...most Presidents have far more 'power' than do current Kings/Queens.. moreso they also electable.. making them far more tenous in importance.paulhm
I thought Canada was a Republic?
So they're part of the Commonwealth.. but dont have Queeny as the head of their country...
paulh
Does it really matter if you are a Republican with a president as figurehead or a Royalist with a King or Queen as figurehead???
A Republican democracy is just as free as a Royalist democracy. Who cares???I dont know who cares. Its still an issue of exactness tho. Its still important to know which is which...