Comments on: She has quite the power

by: Dave

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:06:57 +0000

The backwards-ass Europeans still have monarchies. It’s not surprising though. The Europeans like being dictated to. That’s why they love socialism and their monarchies.

My name is David and I suck dick.

by: Edwin

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:09:44 +0000

So, yeah, she has quite the power.
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She must comply with what the parties advise her.

So no, she has no power, only symbolic power… Thankfully.

by: John S.

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:29:25 +0000

“It’s common, although not by law or anything, not to speak in public of conversations you had in private with the Queen, and hence we never really know what she thinks.”

I’m glad the people have the decency not to reveal private conversations they have with the queen. My biggest complaint here in the US is that somebody always leaks stuff to the media.

by: Administrator

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:54:51 +0000

She must comply with what the parties advise her. If she disregards the advice, we’ll have a constitutional crisis on our hands. You see, the previous government is still in power. Were the Queen to disregard the advice, this government would quickly pass a law putting the monarchy down. You see, the Queen reigns by the grace of the people. Without the people, she is powerless. She does not control the military, she does not control the governmental machine, etc.

Hence, in the past 170 years of our monarchy, the monarch has never disregarded this.

by: Pierre

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:48:07 +0000

“In the end, it is the Queen who selects the person who will either form the cabinet and government (basically the new prime-minister) or who will only try to find out what parties want to cooperate to form a coalition.”

Very Democratic indeed. I always thought the Netherlands were a democratic country, apparently, not so.