Debate: Should Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II be removed, along with all royals?
Side: No, God save the Queen.

Firstly, the power of the monarch was dramatically limited after the Restoration in 1659/1660. Cromwell's Republic did nothing for the country, in fact he weakened it severely and the people recognised that, hence Charles II was brought back from exile and reinstated as the rightful King. The monarch's power from then on was limited because, thats what the people disliked in the first place, they disliked the fact that kings could pretty much do whatever they want and call it 'the divine right'. As a result of this it is the House of Lords that holds the most power in Britain, however the Queen is required to assent to all Bills passed by Parliament- the Royal Assent has not been refused since 1707. The MPs do listen to her, in fact she is very much respected as she should be. The Queen can summon Parliament or dissolve it and hse plays an active part in the ceremonial events which surround the running of the country. If the Prime Minister for example wished to dissolve Parliament he would have to ask the Sovereign's permission first. The Queen herslef opens Parliament every year. In fact there is only one occasion on which Parliament meets without Royal assent and that is when the Sovereign has died- the Succession to the Crown Act of 1707 requires that if Parliament is not already sitting then it must do so immediately.The Queen symbolises our nation and our heritage and most of all our history. What other country in the world has had a history like ours? With kings and queens way dating back to the 4/5th centuries? The Queen is THE QUEEN of England (there is NO king)- Philip is Elizabeth's king-consort (there's a difference). The Queen is a direct descendant of Alfred the Great (which gives you just a little glimpse at how old and long her lineage really is) Alfred was king of Wessex and, for the most part, the king of the southern kingdoms from 871 to his death in 899. The next in line is (techincally Charles) but, I think the crown will pass to William (and then, obviously his children if he ends up having any) Which is a bit of a bummer for Harry if that does happen... I am proud of our heritage, so please before you mock it and claim that the Queen "does fuck all" read up on your history- it really pisses me off when people (like you) feel the need to insult our heritage without actually consulting some research first. Oh and as for "the whole tourism argument" people from all over the world to come to our country to see our historic buildings, houses, castles, palaces and cathedrals all that have stood the test of time and for most- two world wars. Oh and F.Y.I not all kings and queens "were the first into battle and the last to retreat" in fact not all moanrchs even got involved in the actual fighting part of war at all and I am delighted to inform you of this small fact too- only 3 English Kings have died on the battlefield- King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings 1066 killed by an arrow to the eye (from what the Bayeux Tapestry tells us anyway), King Richard I at the seige of Chalus in France in 1199 crossbow bolt to the neck deied three days later after the wound became infected and finally, King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, a battle which ultimately decided the fate of the crown after years and years of civil war, he was mutilated by his own men because they realised that fate favoured the young Henry Tudor.