tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post8570056421387131147..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Mad Rant: A British Senate?MadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-12316613793072177772015-03-19T21:56:47.136-05:002015-03-19T21:56:47.136-05:00I sometimes would have to drag nations into civil ...I sometimes would have to drag nations into civil wars and produce positive outcomes like in Spain in 1936. Not Britain in 1649, Italy in 1946, Russia in 1917 or France in 1792Teo Wei Pinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980353390013234644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-75063783447074926722012-07-01T19:14:57.692-05:002012-07-01T19:14:57.692-05:00Not only is Britain going down the disastrous and ...Not only is Britain going down the disastrous and laughable route of replacing the Lords with a senate, they seem to be using the worst possible foreign model to import. As you mentioned, instituting direct election of Senators in the U.S. was one of the biggest constitutional mistakes this country ever had. It removed representation for the states and really pushed the concept of state sovereignty further into the rubbish heap. The U.S. Senate became, essentially, nothing more than a smaller and more prestigious version of the House of Representatives, rather than a totally distinct body with a distinct function and purpose. <br /><br />Yet, that is the model the British are using. If they *must* have a Senate, they should at least look for the least worst version of such a thing. Given the structure of the UK, Canada would be a more appropriate model - Senators appointed by the Queen (on the PM's "recommendation") for life terms or until mandatory retirement age, representing the country at-large rather than any specific districts. <br /><br />Restoring the House of Lords to its rightful and historical state would, of course, be the best possible reform to make, but an American-style Senate would be the absolute worst. A Canadian-style Senate would be at least somewhere in between. <br /><br />It really speaks to British politicians' incomprehensible fascination and with, and intentional dependence on, the United States and the EU rather than on their more logical and appropriate overseas partners within the Commonwealth.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368547834849724343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-65271457283586445372012-07-01T06:59:48.584-05:002012-07-01T06:59:48.584-05:00"Everyone wants to be their own King"
We..."Everyone wants to be their own King"<br />We call it anarchism, the eventuality of democracy that Plato had predicted ages ago.TANAKA8120https://www.blogger.com/profile/08169056478150976834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-53174452637352938102012-07-01T06:54:14.631-05:002012-07-01T06:54:14.631-05:00It will do them no good.
When King Baudouin said n...It will do them no good.<br />When King Baudouin said no to the abortion bill, they replaced him with a council of minister for a day. When Grand Duke Henri said no the euthanasia bill, they removes his right to sanction laws. When King Gyanendra dissolved the parliament because of their incompetence, they removed him and dynasty to the gutter and declared a republic.<br />Ironic is it, how these so called liberals are forcing their belief so tyrannically.TANAKA8120https://www.blogger.com/profile/08169056478150976834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-14462384748864334392012-06-30T22:13:31.665-05:002012-06-30T22:13:31.665-05:00I love your mad rants! Keep them coming. You may b...I love your mad rants! Keep them coming. You may be mad, but you are also wise! Everyone wants to be their own King, it is ridiculous. I agree with you completelydominikus28https://www.blogger.com/profile/03777029013500620011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-47313143324726092772012-06-29T21:12:24.943-05:002012-06-29T21:12:24.943-05:00Jesus would say otherwise. He accepted the rule of...Jesus would say otherwise. He accepted the rule of King Herod and Emperor Tiberius. The Good Book contains many (many) admonishments to be loyal to the king as well as to God but as many times as I've read it, I've yet to find any endorsement of majority rule or admonishments to obey presidents. <br /><br />And a good Patriot should remember that these United States would not exist without the support of His Most Christian Majesty King Louis XVI of France and Navarre, so while Americans can be republicans, even the most ardent Patriots should not be prejudiced about monarchies beyond American shores.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-42558016697796950142012-06-29T21:07:20.788-05:002012-06-29T21:07:20.788-05:00And that's when the U.S. Senate works at all. ...And that's when the U.S. Senate works at all. The current lot hasn't passed a budget in THREE YEARS -even from their own party. But just think Britons, with a Senate of your own, maybe, just maybe, you too can pay millions for a "bridge to nowhere".MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-46856427362038957942012-06-29T19:28:55.153-05:002012-06-29T19:28:55.153-05:00And I say this...there is no King but Jesus! (A ba...And I say this...there is no King but Jesus! (A battle cry heard at Lexington & Concord). From a Patriot in the Mohawk Valley, former colony of New-York. Nevertheless, love this site! :) Kings, Queens, or Presidents...<br />we all watch as a strong middle class disappears.Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-53078010161907367722012-06-29T19:08:03.104-05:002012-06-29T19:08:03.104-05:00Replace the House of Lords with a British "Se...Replace the House of Lords with a British "Senate"!?!?<br /><br />That is the DUMBEST Idea I have ever heard!<br /><br />We see how the U.S. Senate works, which ever special interest groups gives them most money to pork up and steal from other states the Senators go for.<br /><br />NO! Keep the House of Lords! Keep your Countries Liberty! Don't sell it out for "Democracy"Kc Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466253913797380767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-83234820388328759932012-06-29T11:19:59.397-05:002012-06-29T11:19:59.397-05:00The queen, or any sovereign authority for that mat...The queen, or any sovereign authority for that matter, has power to thwart or to prohibit such measure. I do not understand why monarchs today do not have a backbone. The queen is a "ceremonial figure;" no, the queen is the sovereign authority and she has every sovereign right to abolish or to prevent whatever to preserve and to maintain the dignity and the legacy of her kingdom, as a wise monarch ought to do. Monarchs are giving in to democrats and republicans and this infuriates me to no end. Why is the queen tolerating this nonsense?<br /><br />Regrettably, the last two monarchs of my former kingdom, i.e., Victor Emmanuel III and Umberto II, caved in to the democrats and republicans. I wish they had a true backbone to keep the glorious Kingdom of Italy and House of Savoy alive. Threat of or actual civil war ought not to matter. The main priority of a monarch is to preserve and to protect his kingdom and his subjects at all costs. If the monarch loses in the end, then at least he put up a fight, which is honorable in my eye.<br /><br />What occurred in my homeland, in Russia, and other former monarchies, I see occurring in Great Britain and other remaining monarchies. The monarch stands idly and watches his kingdom wither ever so gradually. When will the remaining monarchs step in to stop the democrat and republican influence? Will they wait until the last minute? By then it will be too late to do anything. Regardless of the type of monarchy (i.e. absolute or constitutional; hereditary or elective), the monarch possesses all powers of sovereignty. The very meaning of 'sovereignty' is that the decree of the monarch makes law. To presume that a monarch forever waives the right to exercise one of his sovereign powers turns the concept of sovereignty on its head.<br /><br />A message to the remaining monarchs today, USE YOUR SOVEREIGN POWERS before it is too late. In addition, have a backbone or you will become like the other deceased kingdoms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-51383863897844541672012-06-29T09:43:31.588-05:002012-06-29T09:43:31.588-05:00Indeed, at this point I see no reason to exert the...Indeed, at this point I see no reason to exert the effort to put the once noble House out of its misery. Better to let it continue as a memory, albeit a gutted one.TranquilityAzurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16832547858455710868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-23418877624994677642012-06-29T06:46:54.112-05:002012-06-29T06:46:54.112-05:00Leave it to anti-monarchial interests and pro-demo...Leave it to anti-monarchial interests and pro-democracy factions to, in a time of trouble, do exactly the opposite of what is needed. What I would do, is abolish the office of Prime Minister, make the House of Lords made up ONLY of lords and ladies, Sell the house on Downing, and place the Queen directly in control of both houses, doing the Prime Minister's job, but as Queen, residing over her nation, as a Monarch is supposed to be. I would also favor Britain pulling out of the EU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-86331294695760977922012-06-29T02:30:00.594-05:002012-06-29T02:30:00.594-05:00Damn them. Damn them all. They insist on dragging ...Damn them. Damn them all. They insist on dragging the rest of us with them into the abyss. Is there no fight left in us? Are we to sit idly by while every once great monarchy tears itself to pieces?Reactionary Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353684812956748658noreply@blogger.com