Trump Administration

[gil]

England has a King why can't we?

Jesus Christ…

Not sure Hawkandmariner88 was serious, but he can speak for himself.

1. The Founding Fathers, in devising our system of government, wanted to assure that we did NOT have a king.

2. The King of England really isn't much of a "ruler". He just sort of keeps busy with "royal duties" and shuttles between nights at his various castles.

[D-train]

England has a King why can't we?

Jesus Christ…

Not sure Hawkandmariner88 was serious, but he can speak for himself.

1. The Founding Fathers, in devising our system of government, wanted to assure that we did NOT have a king.

2. The King of England really isn't much of a "ruler". He just sort of keeps busy with "royal duties" and shuttles between nights at his various castles.

I was stunned to learn that England hasn't had a true Monarchy for a very long time, over 300 years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... th_century

[Walla Walla Dawg II]

Jesus Christ…

Not sure Hawkandmariner88 was serious, but he can speak for himself.

1. The Founding Fathers, in devising our system of government, wanted to assure that we did NOT have a king.

2. The King of England really isn't much of a "ruler". He just sort of keeps busy with "royal duties" and shuttles between nights at his various castles.

I was stunned to learn that England hasn't had a true Monarchy for a very long time, over 300 years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... th_century

I'm not sure that's right. 1776 was 248 years ago....so it was parliament that sent the 'red coats' and not the King?
-But it was on-line, so it has to be right.

[D-train]

Not sure Hawkandmariner88 was serious, but he can speak for himself.

1. The Founding Fathers, in devising our system of government, wanted to assure that we did NOT have a king.

2. The King of England really isn't much of a "ruler". He just sort of keeps busy with "royal duties" and shuttles between nights at his various castles.

I was stunned to learn that England hasn't had a true Monarchy for a very long time, over 300 years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... th_century

I'm not sure that's right. 1776 was 248 years ago....so it was parliament that sent the 'red coats' and not the King?
-But it was on-line, so it has to be right.

I always heard it was King George but there was a Prime Minister since 1721. Guessing there was a gradual transition of political power from the Monarchies to the Prime Minister. George probably still had a lot of power in 1776.

[gil]

I was stunned to learn that England hasn't had a true Monarchy for a very long time, over 300 years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_p ... th_century

I'm not sure that's right. 1776 was 248 years ago....so it was parliament that sent the 'red coats' and not the King?
-But it was on-line, so it has to be right.

I always heard it was King George but there was a Prime Minister since 1721. Guessing there was a gradual transition of political power from the Monarchies to the Prime Minister. George probably still had a lot of power in 1776.

Yes, I think he was a lot more that a symbol. Reading about this era, I see that the parliament was its own center of power. (Kind of like having a president and a congress in the US?)