"It's symbolic. By swearing allegiance to the Crown, you'd be agreeing to abide by the laws and constitutional principles of the UK. You wouldn't be doing HMTQ's personal bidding."
Well then I don't like what it symbolizes, okay? And it's not like anyone has a frickin' choice whether or not they're bound by the laws and constitutional etceteras anyway, so why make a big deal over swearing to abide by them?
If the oath is optional, who's going to bother? If there are financial incentives - of which I have heard talk - doesn't that cheapen the entire concept to the point of worthlessness anyway?
If people feel a connection and/or loyalty to the Queen, good for them - they can swear whatever oaths they choose to, whenever they like. If they don't, trying to get them to say they do is unjust and certain to have the opposite effect.
As we've just seen. Even if The Man was just idly speculating out loud.
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Date: 2008-03-13 03:01 pm (UTC)Well then I don't like what it symbolizes, okay? And it's not like anyone has a frickin' choice whether or not they're bound by the laws and constitutional etceteras anyway, so why make a big deal over swearing to abide by them?
If the oath is optional, who's going to bother? If there are financial incentives - of which I have heard talk - doesn't that cheapen the entire concept to the point of worthlessness anyway?
If people feel a connection and/or loyalty to the Queen, good for them - they can swear whatever oaths they choose to, whenever they like. If they don't, trying to get them to say they do is unjust and certain to have the opposite effect.
As we've just seen. Even if The Man was just idly speculating out loud.