Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 03:45:20 +0100 From: Paul Richards <paul@freebsd-services.com> To: tlambert2@mindspring.com Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>, jason <kib@mediaone.net>, Paul Robinson <paul@akita.co.uk>, Stephen Hurd <deuce@lordlegacy.org>, Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com>, FreeBSD Chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Helping victims of terror Message-ID: <43060000.1001299520@lobster.originative.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3BAE9795.2870115D@mindspring.com> References: <NFBBJPHLGLNJEEECOCHAGEDNCEAA.deuce@lordlegacy.org> <3BAC3644.1CB0C626@mindspring.com> <xzp66abb7pz.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <3BAD1FAE.2F3D40F5@mindspring.com> <20010923011557.B60374@jake.akitanet.co.uk> <015e01c143c8$c93505a0$89941bd8@speakeasy.net> <3BAE400A.9BD2F357@mindspring.com> <xzphettacaj.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <3BAE494C.B08C2E05@mindspring.com> <11560000.1001280945@lobster.originative.co.uk> <3BAE9795.2870115D@mindspring.com>
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--On Sunday, September 23, 2001 19:16:53 -0700 Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> wrote: > Paul Richards wrote: >> >> --On Sunday, September 23, 2001 13:42:52 -0700 Terry Lambert >> <tlambert2@mindspring.com> wrote: >> >> > Really, it has worked remarkably well for the 225 years it >> > has been in power. If you want to get technical, the U.K. >> > government changed from a Monarchy to a Republic in that >> > time, and the German government has turned over at least 4 >> > times, if you count only gross form, and not instances. >> >> I think it will come as a bit of a shock to most people in the UK to find >> that the UK is a republic. >> >> What's the basis for this rather interesting opinion? > > Who holds the actual power these days? > > Are they elected by people who are elected, or are they > elected by the general populace? The UK is still a monarchy, the Queen is the head of state. She still, constitutionally holds power. That power is wielded by the prime minister but he still seeks permission from the Queen to do so, though of course that's largely ceremonial these days. To answer your question in simple terms, the House of Commons holds most power and the members of parliament who sit in that house are elected directly by the people. Paul Richards FreeBSD Services Ltd http://www.freebsd-services.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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