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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by twblalock on Monday August 08, 2016 @04:13AM (#12246184)
> "Good for tourism" is another one.

Nobody goes to Australia to see the Queen.

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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by zeveb on Monday August 08, 2016 @02:55PM (#12250038)
Maybe Australia should add a hereditary upper house, then.

Frankly, I think we could do worse then to add some hereditary peers to our republican government.

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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by neximo64 on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @05:09AM (#12253391)
You do know the upper house in the UK is made not only of Hereditary peers but professionals or experts in their respective fields. They are of course nominated and appointed instead of being elected - but that sounds silly to have actual professionals & scientists in the decision making process of making laws.
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