Craiglxviii
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1649- The English Commonwealth, it had a few faults but was better than what it replaced...yes, I would like a republic but with a ceremonial President.
I do not want the French, Russian or American type of elected "king".
Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Israel all have ceremonial elected presidents which for us would leave our Parliamentary Democracy intact. Don't get too sentimental about it though we have only had democracy since 1928.
When Australia kicks out the monarchy my best guess is they'll choose the Irish Presidency as their role model...we could do worse than follow suit
The Commonwealth of England was that ace it lasted until 1688. No one looks back at it with sentimentality.
Germany, Italy & Austria have governments that stem from entirely different routes to the Westminster System- the Holy Roman Empire and the second Italian Empire. To copy that would require a complete and total, root and branch change of our governmental system. That's going a lot too far for the will of the people to support.
Erm, democracy since 1928. I'd be interested to hear your understanding of that? Equal suffrage? Because before that the governments weren't voted in, so democracy was an illusion. Is that right?
When Australia... you mean, if surely, unless they have you as their policy advisor on the subject? The polls are pretty evenly split on this and also rather limited in scope. The most vociferous one doing the rounds, 51% in favour of the republic, shows an unusual male/ female and generational split. Interestingly that support is very sharply prevaricated on whether or not Charles ascends the throne; the support on the other hand of one of his sons being crowned instead polls around 83% in favour of keeping the monarchy.
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