what use do they serve? - Page 2

Muslimwoman · 07-02-2007, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

Screw the queen lol.... Oh you mean that really common event that happens every day where I need an ambulance? Sorry I cannot really relate to that as I have never needed to be rushed to a hospital... To then contract dieases that live in the spawn in the NHS hospitals lol..... The only Time I have been to an NHS hospital is to see my father on his death bed and my grandfather on his.

Say thank you? For taking MY money... Ain't going to happen...

I shall ignore your first comment, your sexual desires are none of my business lol

So you went to private school, are in such good health that you have never needed a doctor or dentist and you can dispose of your own rubbish, perhaps by driving on unlit, dirt roads? Wow what a lucky chap you are, shame the rest of us are not so blessed lol or perhaps you live in never never land (that would be the land which will never never be tax free).

wil · 07-02-2007, 06:16 PM

Driving back from Alaska, just passed through the Yukon Territory into British Columbia headed south on 37 (a gravel road for the next few hundred miles) and wrecked my van in the middle of nowhere...

After hitchin back and forth 60 miles to the nearest city to the grocery store for old boxes and tape..I packed up all my gear and stood by the side of the road and hitched back north to Watson Lake to send all my parcels forward (ever hitched with 17 boxes piled next to you?)

Anyhow I was makin arrangements with the mechanic to buy my engine out of my totaled van (it had just been rebuilt) already sold some tools, and the two 55 gallon drums of fuel I had in the back and some odd and assorted other stuff. And then the RCMP comes to me and says I can't sell anymore stuff, I've been illegally selling w/o a vendors license especially as a US citizen in Canada...I've been now illegally selling illegally imported goods...So I gotta cease and desist move on outta their Province and they'll look the other way...but my van I and engine I couldn't sell, I had to sign a paper relinquishing it to the Queen.

So now you may feel you've done your part, but I gave my 1972 Dodge B200 van with over 200,000 miles on it in 1985 to your Queen...so if she is in such dire straights that she needed my van, I can see how she needs your help to get her roof fixed...if'n you don't fix it you'll end up with mold issues. And those of you that think you have issues with an old stuffy Queen must consider the problems you'll have with an old stuffy moldy Queen.

Hope she enjoys the van.

Muslimwoman · 07-02-2007, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wil

Hope she enjoys the van.

She was on tv driving it yesterday Wil, not sure I like the wide wheels and grille lights though.

Oh please don't blame our Queen because beurocracy has gone mad, I feel sure if she knew she would give you your van back.

17th Angel · 07-03-2007, 11:00 AM

Queens, kings... Ideas/lifestyles/concepts of the past... It is out of place in this era and it will fade, but sadly not as quick as I'd hope.

cavalier · 07-03-2007, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

Queens, kings... Ideas/lifestyles/concepts of the past... It is out of place in this era and it will fade, but sadly not as quick as I'd hope.

Hasn't the comcept of Royalty been fading for hundreds of years? They will have to change, and I would say they are doing a good job of that. I also believe that in William there is a Royal, and a futuer king who we can definitely respect.

17th Angel · 07-03-2007, 12:53 PM

Well, good for him....

elme · 07-03-2007, 01:19 PM

So can someone explain to me what their role is in the political anatomy of the country? Do they contribute to the constitution, laws, etc. Why is there a prime minister? How is the prime minister elected/chosen/nominated and how do the ministers fit into the scene? wot wot wot???

thanks

17th Angel · 07-03-2007, 01:34 PM

I covered that in my definition....

" She hires another man to run the country, usually a liar with many hidden skelletons in his closet.... He has to scheme up ways to grab more peoples hard earned money.... We call it TAX.... " 17th.

lol... There are groups the main three are Labour, Lib dems and the Conservatives... They are each have their differences and they choose their leaders and you vote (if you can be arsed) for which team you'd like to see in "power".

cavalier · 07-03-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

Well, good for him....

wil · 07-03-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

I covered that in my definition....

17th, I believe Elme would like to be educated as to intent not your actualities...maybe there is a diagram or webpage you could point her to... me being a member of a wayward colony actually know nothing about it either...

17th Angel · 07-03-2007, 03:43 PM

Oh hell knows.... 10 Downing Street website - Home maybe?

Muslimwoman · 07-03-2007, 07:38 PM

as salaam aleykum sister

They are now largely figureheads but still do an awful lot for the country in bringing in trade agreements, largely through the respect that other countries and organisations have for the Royal family. Princess Anne has done an amazing amount of charity work over her lifetime (Diana pales into insignificance in comparison, although in publicity for charity rules the roost).

In 1689 the Bill of Rights was passed, which stated that laws could only be made or repealed by parliament.

This looks good, it discusses sovereignty & democracy and looks at how both fit into our current system

Constitutional Matters - Sovereignty and Democracy

Hope this helps you understand

Salaam

Impqueen · 07-03-2007, 08:07 PM

I think one of the most unfortunate things that could happen to an English person is to be born heir to the throne.

And one of the stupidest things an English person could do is marry the heir to the throne....

wil · 07-03-2007, 09:17 PM

I listened to your new PMs address to Parliament today...and was shocked to hear the speaker ask for some decorum during the speech until the rebuttal time was at hand. And then the various factions responding and the PM responding to their comments....absolutely incredible.

On our Independence Day, July 4th, he (the PM) will face his first Q&A another absolutely amazing occurrence you have over there. I would so like to see an open session like that in our Senate with the Prez weekly, that would be incredible.

Muslimwoman · 07-03-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Impqueen

I think one of the most unfortunate things that could happen to an English person is to be born heir to the throne.

Hell yes, can you imagine all that duty, never scratching your bum or picking your nose stuff - boring and no life for anyone. You can just imagine the poor Queen ringing in sick one day and gadding off to the races instead.

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And one of the stupidest things an English person could do is marry the heir to the throne....

Well Diana was hardly noted for her mental capacity and for someone that spent so much time 'working for charities', I wonder how many charities would have liked the £89,000 a year she spent on just getting her hair done????