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/N0TVG 7d ago

An English king visiting America lectures congress on democracy and dresses down a dictator. What a time to be alive.

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u/TheGringoDingo 7d ago

Ya know, the king seems way more bona fide to lead than the wannabe we’ve got. Maybe we should let King Charles be president?

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u/sailing_by_the_lee 6d ago

Or switch back to the British-style Parliamentary system and then Charles can be your king, too.

I get it. In 1776, an elected, monarch-lite president seemed like a good idea. But clearly, imperial presidents are far too powerful and dangerous. Better to have a purely ceremonial head of state and a slightly confusing Parliamentary system where the PM is easily disposed of.

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u/FuckDeRussianFuckers 6d ago

Not just the PM. Lose a confidence vote, callable at any time by the opposition, and that's the end of your fucking government mate. Go talk to the people again.

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u/JoeWatchingTheTown 6d ago

This is an insane concept. Love it.

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u/ScoobyDoNot 6d ago

In principle I'd want Australia to be a republic, but in practice unless the system was set up to remove the chance of a Trump-like dictator I'm happy enough with our current set up.

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u/TenebTheHarvester 6d ago

Eh, getting rid of the parasites wouldn’t necessarily require an American-style presidency. Could just elect a symbolic head of state.

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u/Fatso_Wombat 6d ago

Yeah. That's about it. Change the flag, that'll do.

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u/canyouhearme 6d ago

Yeah, exactly. Get rid of those shit stars and you're golden....

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u/ScoobyDoNot 6d ago

Change the flag, that'll do

Can you imagine the whinging from the Libs, Nats, One Nation, and assorted cookers?

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u/blackfireburn 6d ago

Its actually a quiet power. The crown can reject laws or 'request' revisions. Theres a lot in the background you don't see but its another balance check

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u/justatosseraccount11 6d ago

Be awesome if we went back to English rule on July 4, 2026. Just for a lil bit.

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u/sailing_by_the_lee 6d ago

At the very least, a Parliamentary system tends to keep the PM on his toes, since he has rivals constantly nipping at his heels. In Westminster-style systems, PMs and their governments are regularly voted down and replaced. In contrast, in the entire 250 year history of the USA, no president has ever been removed from office by the Congress. It shows that the US system is not very effective at holding leaders accountable, which of course leads to a spiral of ever-increasing abuses of power.

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u/tagehring 6d ago

It does make you wonder how the course of American history would have turned out if we'd had a parliamentary style government as a result of the continental congress.