Monarchists quickly run out of arguments when confronted with the very reasonable idea of an Elected Head of State.

So with foot stomping  petulance they blurt out “Oh  YEAH ? So I SUPPOSE you’d prefer President Blair ?”

As if it were an Ace, a badge of their raw integrity…..

So for clarity…

• An elected Head of State would be ELECTED – why do you presume your compatriots would all rush vote for a discredited figure like Blair ? Isn’t that a bit insulting ?
• Whoever chose put themselves forward to be Head of State would  – rightly – face scrutiny and have to account for themselves. They  would have to justify their position. ( Emerging from a Windsor Vagina does not require anyone to explain themselves, nor volunteer )
• Even if the unlikely scenario came to pass – President Blair – well, yes  I actually WOULD prefer it, because I could campaign against him and argue that he’s not a suitable candidate and hopefully the next time the head of state elections took place he would be gone.
• If King Charles was found to be – I dunno, taking shopping bags of cash from Qatar, interfering in the NHS with quack medicine or hanging out with Britain’s most notorious paedophile (  oh wait… ) there’s no way we – ‘his subjects’ can replace him.  Bear in mind that Edward was due to be King, and he was a Nazi Sympathiser. Only an American divorcee and his abdication saved the UK from a fascist leaning Head of State.
• Finally look at our neighbours Ireland, they’ve had a good run of Presidents in recent years, who’ve stood up for the people, and occasionally offered guidance during national debates.

When you get into a discussion with a puce face monarchist, it’s worth sending them to this blog post when they bust out the PRESIDENT BLAIR idiocy.

Republic have a good site – Monarchy Myth Buster

It’s worth questioning the monarchy – follow @unroyalreporter and check out revoltingsubject.com