Google| Subject | Re: Queen mother (of Britain) has died |
| From | Donald Shepherd |
| Date | 2002-04-02 02:34 (2002-04-02 10:34) |
| Message-ID | <MPG.1713997d8a16db439897f9@mail.uq.edu.au> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien,soc.culture.australian |
| Follows | David Flood |
In article <a8a6f0$qod44$1@ID-121201.news.dfncis.de>, David Flood (NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie) says...
David FloodYeah, that's pretty much it. The monarchists didn't campaign on the idea of keeping the Queen as Head of State, they campaigned against the idea of Parliament electing the President.
"paulh" <aa@microsoft.com>wrote in message news:puhdauot0l664g651kafll5iend6s7clp4@4ax.com...paulhDavid Flood
On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 05:18:20 GMT, spam@nospam.com (AC) wrote:paulhACpaulhpossibly others..AC
Canada, Jamaica, Bahamas...
I thought Canada was a Republic?
So they're part of the Commonwealth.. but dont have Queeny as the head of their country...
I am Canadian, and I can assure you that the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. The republican movement in Canada is relatively weak and is made up of some infrequently vocal malcontents.
Ah... I didnt realise. Down here the Republicans are quite a bit bigger...but suffered a major defeat during a referendum a year or so ago....
I understand that this was because the republican vote 'split' - the electorate was rightly suspicious of the idea of the parliamentarians electing the President, rather than the electorate (which is the norm elsewhere)
Actually the model was a good concept, as it avoided the party politics dominating the process, as will most likely happen with a normal presidentiary election. It was just insufficiently explained and too complex, so got voted down because of people's perception of it. -- Donald Shepherd <donald_shepherd@hotmail.com>
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother.
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