Capital punishment and the human rights act

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Originally Posted by davebat

Exactly, so its logical to presume that many are unhappy with the government but fear of being shot or Executed to say anyhting. I doubt many people wanted a communist government in the firts place so your attitude of "leave them to it" is a bit silly.

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So how exactly would you go about changing the Chinese government? That would result in WW3 and as dino_uk mentions, we have on such right to change another country's government. Let's sort out our own homes first. :thumb:

what do i know anyway?

i am just a foolish fool.

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Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978

The Queen has no powers to govern any more so the Prime Minister has the same powers as the US president. A lot of the showcasing (such as asking the queen to dissolve the government for an upcoming election) is just stupid tradition. Ask yourself this, if the Queen had a royals power we wouldn't elect a new prime minister, she would. The fact that we elect the leading party is a republic.

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Call it what you want, but as long the queen is the head off state it is a monarcy(constitutional monarchy). The fact that you elect the leading party dosent make it a Republic. you can´t call it a republic before you kill the queen or do like the greeks throw her out of the country.

Ireland,Autria France, are repulics

UK ,Denmark, Spain ,Sweden,Norway and canada are all constitutional monarchys, but as long there is a monarc it canot be a republic.


here you can join the fun:
http://www.republic.org.uk/
http://www.britishrepublic.org.uk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...lican_movement

Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/ab...archy_00-e.htm

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Originally Posted by lokespas

you can´t call it a republic before you kill the queen or do like the greeks throw her out of the country

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Throw her out of the country would be the best solution. Then you wouldn't have to deal with her idiotic family *shudders*

I am dreading the day that William or Charles becomes King. Oh the humanity of it!! :sick:

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Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978

So how exactly would you go about changing the Chinese government? That would result in WW3 and as dino_uk mentions, we have on such right to change another country's government. Let's sort out our own homes first. :thumb:

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Thats the point of amnesty international, they see people suffering and try to help them.

There is nothing wrong with the monarcy. It brings in tourism to an otherwise boring country so dont slag it off :afrog:

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Originally Posted by BodwadUK

There is nothing wrong with the monarcy. It brings in tourism to an otherwise boring country so dont slag it off :afrog:

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Brings in tourism? Oh give me strength!
People never actually see the royal family, they simply see Windsor castle, Buckingham Palace (which has only been open to the public for about three years anyway) etc etc

These places would still exist and the tourists would still come. Besides, it is only London that benefits form the British Royal Family.

Besides, I'd worry about your crown first ;)

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Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978

I am dreading the day that William or Charles becomes King. Oh the humanity of it!! :sick:

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yeah and with someone like Paris Hilton as queen
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Originally Posted by lokespas

yeah and with someone like Paris Hilton as queen
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Oh good god no :eek2:

All traditions associated with the monarchy bring in tourists. True we could get rid of them but then nobody would give a **** anymore about visiting :afrog:

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Originally Posted by Valleysboy1978

Brings in tourism? Oh give me strength!
People never actually see the royal family, they simply see Windsor castle, Buckingham Palace (which has only been open to the public for about three years anyway) etc etc

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And it's not worth the effort. Just stand outside the gates and watch "soldiers" parade around in a manner that seems to have been devised entirely for the purpose of attracting the attention of gawkers in the first place. The palace is the only boring part about tourism in London.

Indeed. There is much more to London than the Palace.
Frankly I wasn't that impressed by Windsor Castle as it seemed more like a state home than a castle.

Although I did enjoy things like the Planetarium, Madame Tussauds, The Science Museum, Natural History, London Eye etc.

London will always have it's visitors, with or without the idiot family....sorry, royal family

The science museam is appalling. Its about 15 years out of date :mad:

British museam was good.

Madame Tussauds and the planetarian were a rip off so I didnt go in. :(

The science musuem was good fun because you actually DO stuff instead of reading about it. The kids loved it anyway :D

Madame Tussauds was good fun. Kids loved to see their idols and stuff.

In the end though there is far more to London, and indeed the UK, than an inbred family that are still living in the 19th century

How old are 'The kids'

The science museam was a not very good. Mind you I am 22 but I thought they would have more science and more up to date stuff :(

Bear in mind they don't have the kind of handouts the Royal Family does.

My cousins are 12 and 10. They loved every minute of the science museum :thumb: