Continental Congress 2009

[no caste]

Originally Posted by Seashore

Please explain what the word “Constitutional” means in the above. Does it mean a monarchy that has a Parliament?

Yes. It's a parliamentary system with the Queen (Elizabeth II) as Head of State. In Canada, we have her representative, the GG (Governor General), who has a mansion in Ottawa, along with one for the PM and one for the Leader of the Opposition. The Queen actually has interceded to Canadians' benefit re a political corruption scandal. Our Senate is appointed. There's talk about switching to an elected Senate. Sometimes I think it's a GOOD idea, maybe build some proportional representation into our system through the Senate.

I don't know how it works in the US, but here a government can be elected with little of the popular vote. Kind of sad.

Originally Posted by Seashore

And if so, got rid of what?

The British. Well, except for the bunch that assassinated Honest Abe Lincoln. (?) Which Knights are those?

[Seashore]

Originally Posted by no caste

In Canada, we have her representative, the GG (Governor General), who has a mansion in Ottawa, along with one for the PM and one for the Leader of the Opposition.

I’m learning something here. I had never heard of the Governor General.

Originally Posted by no caste

I don't know how it works in the US, but here a government can be elected with little of the popular vote. Kind of sad.

I don’t know about little popular vote, but with our electoral college, the candidate can win the popular vote and lose the election. I think I’ve got that right, speaking from memory of past elections…

Originally Posted by no caste

The British. Well, except for the bunch that assassinated Honest Abe Lincoln. (?) Which Knights are those?

Oh yeah – it was the British agents who stirred up the Civil War because America was becoming too prosperous and unmanageable? The slavery issue was actually waning in the States and would not have caused the war had not the British meddled?

One thing I’ve learned about Abe Lincoln in the last 3 years or so is that the “Great Emancipator” is a misnomer. He was not passionate about ending slavery; all he wanted to do was preserve the union. I think he emancipated the slaves so he could use them as soldiers…