Comments on: Will President Morgan replace the Queen? http://cambriapolitico.com/2009/06/will-president-rhodri-morgan-replace-the-queen/ News, Issues & Comment on Welsh Politics & Economy Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:18:22 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: T ap H http://cambriapolitico.com/2009/06/will-president-rhodri-morgan-replace-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2568 T ap H Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:06:28 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=1168#comment-2568 I say make all the direct descendants of David Lloyd George our collective monarch. You know it makes sense. I say make all the direct descendants of David Lloyd George our collective monarch. You know it makes sense.

]]> By: James D http://cambriapolitico.com/2009/06/will-president-rhodri-morgan-replace-the-queen/comment-page-1/#comment-2541 James D Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:33:56 +0000 http://cambriapolitico.com/?p=1168#comment-2541 You could really annoy him and give the neighbourhood where he semi-lives-but-not-on-Sundays its real name: Ystum Taf. But I'm not sure that monarchism is necessarily all that bad. If we were to have the situation where the Assembly became a pure legislature, with the executive fully detached and headed by a directly-elected Premier (with confirmation hearings for his nominated ministers), with reserve powers vested in a Governor-general, it would technically still be a monarchy, but one that would fulfil most republican principles. You could really annoy him and give the neighbourhood where he semi-lives-but-not-on-Sundays its real name: Ystum Taf.

But I’m not sure that monarchism is necessarily all that bad. If we were to have the situation where the Assembly became a pure legislature, with the executive fully detached and headed by a directly-elected Premier (with confirmation hearings for his nominated ministers), with reserve powers vested in a Governor-general, it would technically still be a monarchy, but one that would fulfil most republican principles.

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