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    Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
    lots of countries has shiny constitutional documents expressing all kinds of happy and nice sentiments, but many of them still periodically try to butcher each other in the most spectactular fashion, this is largely because their political sentiment is nothing more than words, with no deep association with their shared social and cultural history.

    I for one would be deeply sad to see the historical roots of our 1300 year old demand for representative governance thrown out the window:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witenagemot
    I don't mean thrown out the window, put them in a museum (if they already were not). I have an appreciation for our historical roots, but somethings it is good to simply clear out the system, so it is all new, sparkly, etc. For example, I would love to clear it all out, do a Constitution with a bunch of associated Bills on related issues that need to be covered and make Parliament there only to make decisions and not constantly draft new laws when they will not be needed.

    Perhaps because a need for reform and revolution of the system in place, it is drives me crazy. Like the bunch of aspects which were 'half-done' or simply ill-thought out (like our policy on immigration) or the current state of devolution.

    Quote Originally Posted by gaelic cowboy View Post
    A head of state should not be picked on religous grounds fullstop Furunculus it is the very essence of discrimination and should be scrapped.

    By the way it is not bollix some people take this stuff real serious and as a result they have as it were toxified the political discourse in my country.
    I have no problem with Act of Settlement being replaced, as I already expressed. Though I thought of a really interesting idea, which I bet Furunculus would like as well. Change it so it says "The President/Monarchy shall never be a subject of a greater power".

    Not only would it stop those who don't renounce the pope (it wouldn't be based on religion anymore), but also, Furunculus will not be scared of some EU superstate.
    Last edited by Beskar; 09-12-2010 at 13:11.
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