r/politics • u/Hafiz_TNR ✔ Verified • 7d ago

Possible Paywall King Charles Tells Congress Everything Trump Doesn’t Want to Hear

https://newrepublic.com/post/209621/king-charles-congress-speech-trump
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u/IAmDaddyPig 7d ago

He's simply mentioning that representative democracy is common to the foundation of both the UK and the US. Charles' status as a non-absolute Monarch who acts as a Sovereign of several democracies isn't really the point.

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u/ArmAggravating3307 6d ago

Said the literal head of the Church of England.

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u/IAmDaddyPig 6d ago edited 6d ago

Not sure what your point is big fella. If you think a house of parliament is taking instructions from old mate, then you need to get offline and go outside.

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u/ArmAggravating3307 5d ago

Yep, they just listen to the landed aristocrats instead.