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> The problem is that we are not a pure democracy like a republic would be, but that the head of the state, with actual political power, is Elected By God. Not

• XorNot 13y ago
  The various European monarchs have the power to use their absolute power exactly once. It might do something. But shortly thereafter its unlikely they would retain the legal authority to do it.
• berkes 13y ago
  I am not saying it is a problem; merely stating that a monarchy undermines the concept of a democracy like the parent comment wanted to illustrate. But, now that you ask: I personally feel a monarchy is a problem, in a purely academical way: the idea that some person, instated by God, rules me, and not the democratically elected government, goes against my principles. Academic, yes, because in practice, a King will hardly ever use the given power; and even if so, he'll do exactly once. "But she is such a nice person" is what people often said about our Queen. And "Willem is really a very likable person" about our current. As a person, and maybe even as a ruler, I trust Willem, our king, a lot more to make the right choices then our current MP will do. In practice, there is little wrong with a monarchy, in our day-to-day lives. But in theory, there is a lot wrong with the concept. And one needs not look very far in history to see how kings and emperors, or others placed outside a democracy have misbehaved.