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Old 12-20-2007, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Troianii View Post
It's a good thing, isn't it? I mean, if you can just get rid of the monarchy without any real fight then the monarch isn't exerting any real control of you, it's just a symbol of national pride and dignity.
I don't think we need silly things like "symbols of national pride and dignity". Flag-waving and chest-thumping really isn't a good look.

Basically - our constitution allows for a head of state who generally gives a rubber stamp to the laws passed by parliament. Under certain circumstances, if parliament doesn't function correctly - as happened in 1975 - the head of state can dissolve parliament and call a new election to elect a new parliament.

Who that head of state is is pretty unimportant. In practise it is the Governor-General appointed by the Prime Minister. It would be nice if we didn't have an English Queen of Australia - but at the end of the day, there really are far more improtant things to be concerned about.
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