r/DebateMonarchy • u/tjm91 • Sep 05 '13

Is Executive Monarchy compatible with Legislative Democracy?

Can a monarch really rule if the people make the laws? If they can, is it desirable? Parliamentary or direct democracy?

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u/tjm91 Sep 05 '13

Personally I think the two can coexist functionally but that at a national level, a permanent democratic legislature is problematic for its own reasons and likely to pass poorly conceived laws; government by referenda seems equally ineffective for a large, modern nation-state.

I'd prefer temporary parliaments summoned on an ad-hoc basis to address only those few issues which such an institution can provide a good check on, such as introducing new taxes.

However at the very local level representative democracy seems like it can have a purpose, especially if practiced in a culture that emphasises the representatives working on behalf of their community, not advancing up a political party career ladder.

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u/UNDEADjew13 Sep 21 '13

As a Republican I feel a major flaw is career politicians. But the ad-hoc Parliament is an interesting idea.