Re: Royalty
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Originally Posted by Yahwe
you're still not getting this.
with a monarchy you have one coronation after the ruler dies. our last one was in 1953. That's 52 years (and counting) without needing to pay for a coronation.
If we had replaced the queen with an elected president in 1953 then we would have had 13 presidential elections and 13 separate presidential induction ceremonies.
that's why I am suggesting that having a president would be paying for something that previously didn't cost us a penny
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Why would we need a president when the queen doesn't actually do anything?
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