Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Woman shot, killed at Walmart in Idaho by two-year-old son [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)In a constitutional monarchy, the head of state is not elected by popular vote, but is approved or disapproved of by the people. This has been the case since Magna Carta and if you were to study British history, you would find many examples. We tried the non monarchy thing with Oliver Cromwell and his Puritans. Guess where they ended up.
If you don't think monarchies apply to the US, then why create elite political bloodlines? Adams, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Clinton, Bush are but a handful that come to mind.
Ironically, I find far more Americans hold a fascination with royalty than Europeans.
The European monarchies represent stability, in that they, together with parliament, have the power to reboot wayward governments that get out of hand.
This system works very efficiently, and is not as cumbersome as the impeachment process in the US.
I am not knocking the US or its Constitution. Both systems are good and both are flawed.