tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226519.post113990725970048945..comments2023-06-08T06:43:26.211-07:00Comments on The Altar and Throne Monarchy Site: Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17457797507112052882noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226519.post-1143889648591968392006-04-01T03:07:00.000-08:002006-04-01T03:07:00.000-08:00Hi Andrew!!Just wanted to say nice to meet you and...Hi Andrew!!<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to say nice to meet you and thanks for stopping by!!Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457797507112052882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226519.post-1143327850069806522006-03-25T15:04:00.000-08:002006-03-25T15:04:00.000-08:00Hi Nick,I am an Anglican Christian monarchist with...Hi Nick,<BR/><BR/>I am an Anglican Christian monarchist with strong sympathies for Roman Catholicism. You might want to check out my blog Unpopular Opinions (www.unpopops.blogspot.com), where I have just written a short justification for Bush's Iraqi experiment. <BR/><BR/>As for your final thoughts about what strategy monarchists should pursue, I think the answer is both/and. We need to keep the dream alive by making and publishing good arguments for monarchy and against democratic republicanism. And we also need to work for the establshment of a functioning monarchy.<BR/><BR/>Since we are Americans, the United States is our country. We know it the best, its strengths and weaknesses. And it does have its strengths! I hope you appreciate the sturdy and unpretentious spirit that Norman Rockwell expressed in his art so ably.<BR/><BR/>The government of the U.S. is not an immutable thing. It is always changing. It may be that we can work to strengthen the executive branch so that when the right candidate from an excellent family comes along, he may be able to take the reigns of power to raise our nation to the next level of her greatness.A. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10561861834161207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226519.post-1142996072789653462006-03-21T18:54:00.000-08:002006-03-21T18:54:00.000-08:00I believe that the strength of a monarch lies in h...I believe that the strength of a monarch lies in his power, i.e. his ability to "get things done" without being kept back by the limitations of his office. My ideal would be for a monarch to have more power than a president. Even in President Bush wanted to outlaw abortion (which I do not truly believe he does), he is not able to due to the restrictions of his office. A monarch with strong executive, legislative, and judicial powers would not have this problem.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457797507112052882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226519.post-1142765769834623532006-03-19T02:56:00.000-08:002006-03-19T02:56:00.000-08:00How much power would you want a monarchy to have? ...How much power would you want a monarchy to have? I think that the advantage of a monarchy is that it doesn't usually have the bureaucratic nonsense of a democracy. It is unimaginable for a Louis XIV to impose Prohibition. I would not want a monarch as powerful as a President. However, a monarch with great authority (as opposed to coercive power) is ideal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com