Northern Neil Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 The risk, however, of a hereditary mechanism of succession is that you risk getting some retarded or insane fool on the throne, which completely undermines the authority of the position. Hmm. Very true. Unless Charles decides to forego the throne in favour of Prince William... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 The risk, however, of a hereditary mechanism of succession is that you risk getting some retarded or insane fool on the throne, which completely undermines the authority of the position. Hmm. Very true. Unless Charles decides to forego the throne in favour of Prince William... Even more fun is if he drops dead before the Queen, in which case somewhat suprisingly to the majority of people the succession goes to Andrew and his heirs as next in line for the throne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Even more fun is if he drops dead before the Queen, in which case somewhat suprisingly to the majority of people the succession goes to Andrew and his heirs as next in line for the throne Now that WOULD be something! Maybe Phillip's MI 5 buddies can fix it? (In fact, I'm surprised they havent already..) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted February 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 Our apologies for going off topic, Roman Emperor. Its all MPC's fault for saying something which just BEGGED a punchline! Please continue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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