Re: Bring back the empire

From: Bastinado (bastinado_at_coxandballs.net)
Date: 03/03/05 

Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:54:24 -0700

Rob Duncan wrote:
> "NothingToLose" <catch387@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:jqcb215263a24u5cbnh351hn4jlk5g9dff@4ax.com...
>
>>On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 04:22:05 -0800, "Rob Duncan"
>><robduncan@gbronline.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"NothingToLose" <catch387@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:509b21lpk98umt1204g27fqqagp1c836r3@4ax.com...
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:23:48 -0800, "Rob Duncan"
>>>><robduncan@gbronline.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This is hillarious. You pay her a wage, that she deserves? Too funny.
>>>>>What, are you politicians tooo stupid to take care of diplomatic
>>>>>matters?
>>>>
>>>>OTOH it could be argued that foreign politicians are too stupid to
>>>>realise the little old lady they are sipping tea with is merely a
>>>>figurehead and the UK politicians have better things to do with their
>>>>time.
>>>
>>>Trust me. Our government knows exactly who runs your country.
>>
>>I'm actually Australian, and I doubt anyone who meets with the Queen
>>spends too much time discussing her role as Queen of Australia.
>>
>>Our laws get "royal assent" without her ever needing to look at them.
>
>
> Australia's just fine as far as I know. Having no need for a Monarchy.
> Belgum has a king. Many countries do. But few actually rule their country.
> Britons does.

The Queen's rep in Australia is the Governor General. He has the power
to dismiss the government, and in the 70's he did exactly that.

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