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7 Mar 2017, 9:05 pm
Robin Shea and Jon Hyman both respond with posts on the theme of what would happen if they ran the world, could push a button, or were monarch for a day. [read post]
24 Aug 2007, 7:32 pm
But in response, gubernatorial spokesman Robert Black referring to the Revolutionary War of the US forefathers that threw off the yoke of a European monarch said that Texans long ago decided that the death penalty was a just and appropriate punishment for the most horrible crimes committed against their citizens. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 12:04 am
(credit) The monarch earned a special tip of the tiara a couple weeks ago, when, during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, as described by the Associated Press, 'Queen Beatrix took on the fiery leader of her country's anti-Muslim party on Thursday by dismissing as "nonsense" his criticism of her decision to wear a head scarf during a recent visit to a mosque.'(Prior January 31 posts are here, here, here, and here.) [read post]
19 Dec 2008, 7:27 pm
Pardon us for looking such generous gift horses in the mouth, but it is hard to imagine so many governments, monarchs and businessmen in the Middle East giving money unless it was with some hope of a political return. [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 9:30 pm
That notion of public credit was, in principle, compatible with a monarchical form of government, but did not require a king to make it work. [read post]
7 May 2008, 1:47 am
It is illegal to stand within one hundred yards of the reigning monarch when not wearing socks. [read post]
7 May 2018, 2:38 pm
More generally, it also gave rise to a settled notion, and expectation, that a monarch should not and cannot act on a completely arbitrary basis. [read post]
22 Aug 2007, 9:36 pm
"230 years ago, our forefathers fought a war to throw off the yoke of a European monarch and gain the freedom of self-determination," Perry told the EU. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 2:13 pm
” The seven are British Airways, easyJet, Lufthansa-owned bmi, Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook, TUI Travel and Monarch Airlines. [read post]
2 Oct 2018, 4:32 pm
Based on the small thumbnails, it’s almost impossible to tell that they’re not real images: There’s a chestnut-colored dog with his tongue hanging out, a beautiful ocean vista, a monarch butterfly, and a juicy hamburger complete with melted cheese and a bun that looks like it was brushed with butter. [read post]
12 May 2021, 9:02 am
Mary failed, however, to fulfill arguably the most important duty of any monarch: producing an heir. [read post]
15 Jun 2021, 2:18 pm
Just as the Declaration of Independence respects the right of a people to separate themselves from a distant monarch, Americans have respected the right of peoples around the world to self-determination: to decide for themselves who they will be governed by. [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 3:01 am
The Dutch monarch was the 2d woman to address a joint session of Congress. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 1:10 am
In addition, Ferling avers, Paine demythologized monarchical rule, arguing that it elevated incompetents and rogues to the throne, where they then spent their time making war and giving titles to sycophants. [read post]
5 Aug 2008, 6:15 am
They amassed enormous wealth and helped to finance wars waged by European monarchs, but spectacularly fell from grace after the Muslims reconquered the Holy Land in 1244 and rumours surfaced of their heretic practices. [read post]
4 Nov 2018, 10:15 am
Now that does not mean the legislature can’t create a statutory office of monarch, appoint a member of the “royal” family, pay him or her a salary and expenses, require him or her to perform ceremonial functions, and tax him or her like any other citizen (not “subject”, loyalty is to the Constitution, not to the person of a “monarch”). [read post]
18 Sep 2022, 12:56 pm
However, Charles’ past leaves cause for many to question his suitability as a monarch. [read post]
19 Dec 2009, 5:05 pm
In 1998, he ran into a bit of bad luck when the Monarch of the Seas ran into a reef after entering the harbor in St. [read post]
27 Mar 2007, 12:31 pm
When a party is, as here, utterly contemptuous, a trial court does not necessarily do justice by sitting back and, as I think Judge Monarch did here, intervening in the process only at the last possible minute. [read post]
19 Dec 2009, 5:05 pm
In 1998, he ran into a bit of bad luck when the Monarch of the Seas ran into a reef after entering the harbor in St. [read post]
