> with that the royal family's estates revert to ownership by the people. Umm...no. Why would you assume that. It is not the people's land. If the monarchy is

> with that the royal family's estates revert to ownership by the people. Umm...no. Why would you assume that. It is not the people's land. If the monarchy is dissolved then what happens to that land is a matter of negotiation and possible court battles. The monarchy allowed the people to self-govern in exchange for being allowed to continue to be monarchs. One common theme I have seen in this thread is that people think they live under "rule of the people" but we live under "rule of law" a contract cannot be made void simply by passing a law to void it, because then the contract had no real meaning to begin with if one side can just get up and say they don't want to fulfill their obligations. Only if the monarchy abdicates their roles can the agreement over their estate be cleanly voided.