Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
I think there is an upside to a Royal family that has no power other than whatever influence they may try to exert on public opinion. With someone else to be a lighting rod for gossip, and hatred, the Prime Minister can be a caretaker of a small and efficient government.A constitutional monarchy isn't that bad, frankly. It's actually more democratic than our idiotic system of allocating votes by land mass.
The main reason why the UK's monarchy has lasted is because of the outstanding characters of George VI and Elizabeth II in being symbols of their countries. They've really become mascots more than rulers at this point.
Will Charles III be up to the task? Who knows.
Theoretically, anyway. Governments don't stay small, and I guess there's no evidence that a parliamentary system leads to smaller government.
I like the idea of one branch of government, the parliament, which selects and has supremacy over the government and the judiciary.