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[–] 74 points 1 year ago (11 children)

The Monarchy should be abolished. And the House of Lords while your at it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Am I not understanding things? I thought the monarchy had no governmental power.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    They apparently have the authority to fire all of Australia's parliament. -If I understand correctly, Australia has also not had another government shutdown since, either.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    The UK monarchy have no such power under Australia's Constitution.

    Constitutional duties

    The Governor-General has specific constitutional and statutory powers. The Governor-General acts on the advice of Ministers who are responsible to Parliament (and ultimately, through elections, the Australian people).

    Key constitutional duties include:

    - Presiding over the Federal Executive Council
    - Facilitating the work of the Commonwealth Parliament and Government
    - Dissolving Parliament and issuing writs for a Federal election
    - Commissioning the Prime Minister; appointing Ministers and Assistant Ministers; and swearing-in other statutory positions
    - Holding and possibly exercising the Reserve Powers.
    

    Under the Australian Constitution, the only action performed by The King is the appointment of the Governor-General (on the advice of the Australian Prime Minister).

    Source -- https://www.gg.gov.au/about-governor-general/role-governor-general

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The crown still plays a role in Canadian politics unfortunately.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The day the crown exercises any power in Canada would be the last day we have a Monarch.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    And the Governor General who has the power to dissolve the government is…?

    Edit: also they’re littered all over our legal tender.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Mary Simon, a Canadian citizen and an indigenous person (Inuk on her mother's side) who was chosen by Queen Elizabeth for the role on the advice of then prime minister Trudeau.

    While the role has formal diplomatic ties to the monarchy, it is a Canadian who holds it and the prime minister who really selects them (in the guise of advising the crown on who to select).

    Of course the monarchy has diplomatic power here (all the rich and powerful do) but the governor general isn't really an example of the crown being able to issue us orders or the like.

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