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       #Post#: 19698--------------------------------------------------
       Head of State
       By: Nikola Date: December 29, 2019, 5:58 am
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       If you live in a country that has a president, can you imagine
       having a king/queen instead and vice versa?
       #Post#: 19699--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Head of State
       By: Sudeep Date: December 29, 2019, 8:16 am
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       India would still have ruled by Kings/Queens if British would
       not come here. After the independence of India, the constitution
       of India was written by incorporating the idea present in the
       constitutions of different countries around the world especially
       from the US and the UK. The constitution of the UK influenced it
       to a great extent, but instead of going for a King/Queen
       position in the cabinet, they went for a Presidential position.
       But they didn't give the absolute authority to the president
       unlike the US. Here, the Prime Minister and his cabinet
       ministers are mostly responsible for the governance of the
       nation.
       So, thinking about a king instead of a president might not be a
       great deal for Indians as India had been ruled by Kings and
       queens for centuries. However, the young generation might not
       accept this dynasty system! 🤔
       #Post#: 19702--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Head of State
       By: Nikola Date: December 30, 2019, 9:29 am
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       Thanks Sunshine. It's interesting to see what someone thinks in
       another country that was part of an empire before gaining
       independence. Here, some people find the idea of having a
       monarch outdated but there's a political party whose objective
       is the restoration of Czech monarchy. They started off as a
       political movement in 1990 and have been active since.
       #Post#: 19703--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Head of State
       By: SHL Date: December 31, 2019, 9:57 pm
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       There’s a certain elegance to having a monarchy, such as in the
       UK, a benevolent monarchy. But, no one in the modern world takes
       any of it seriously. In other words, you have a powerless
       non-political monarchy. I suppose you could criticize the
       economic cost of maintaining it, but other than that, I doubt
       anyone would care.
       The US is too young of a country for anything along the lines of
       a monarchy. I think such can only function in a country with a
       long history. Many people live in homes in Europe far older than
       than US. My German friend‘s barn was built before the US even
       became a country.
       An interesting statistic about US revolutionary history: 25% of
       the population back then were opposed to it and loyal to
       Britain, 25% were in favor of independence, and 50% were
       completely indifferent.
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       Re: Head of State
       By: Nikola Date: January 1, 2020, 12:40 pm
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       Elegance is probably a good word to describe it. It is a bit
       like owning a nice set of antique plates, ones that can't go in
       the dishwasher. Some people would just roll their eyes, others
       would find it charming.
       What's harder to witness, though? Elegance without power or
       power without elegance? ;)
       #Post#: 19706--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Head of State
       By: SHL Date: January 1, 2020, 5:33 pm
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       [quote author=Nikola link=topic=1409.msg19704#msg19704
       date=1577904025]
       Elegance is probably a good word to describe it. It is a bit
       like owning a nice set of antique plates, ones that can't go in
       the dishwasher. Some people would just roll their eyes, others
       would find it charming.
       What's harder to witness, though? Elegance without power or
       power without elegance? ;)
       [/quote]
       Good analogy. That’s about the best you can say about a modern
       monarchy. What’s a monarch with power? A hereditary dictator?
       That doesn’t sound too good.
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