>>>>>Don't pick "rise in arms," pick "refuse allegiance to" or "resist" with sneaky methods to goad citizens down a path concocted by a shrouded few. Yuck. I'm happy with the term I used.
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>>>>IMO a major flaw in the US system is that the head of state is a political role that leads to the idea that opposition to the govt in hand is refusing allegiance or unpatriotic.
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>>>Except for absolute monarchies, dictatorships and theocracies - what head of state is not a political role?
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>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ireland
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>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Germany

Thanks Jean. The fact these people are not in the news shows how well they do their jobs. And much cheaper than the Windsors. Though you could say they draw less tourist income. A better system than the monarchy which IMO sadly reflects the existing class barriers in the UK.