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Popehat@kenwhite.bsky.social |
We just may have to come to grips with the idea we have a king, like Charles I or James II or Richard II.
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Mike Roettger
@tarheel08.bsky.social
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In Australia, we celebrate the birthday of our Head of State, King Charles III. I suppose July 1 may be the new Sovereign's Day in the US.
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Pyperkub
@pyperkub.bsky.social
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Nah, we gotta go back further. Emperor Nero comes to mind...
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Halaylah the Elder, of No House
@halaylah.bsky.social
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The shortest of those ruled for 12 years...
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Glass Teeth
@glassteeth.bsky.social
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Nope.
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Wendell B
@wndlb.bsky.social
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King Donald 1? 🤮
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Cait
@caitesq.bsky.social
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I think it was you who pointed out that the ability to prosecute political figures protects them, and they seem to have forgotten this. I’ve been thinking about that a lot.
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Proud Anselmo
@proudanselmo.bsky.social
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Or Charles II of Spain.
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andycrain.bsky.social
@andycrain.bsky.social
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And then Donald II or Eric I.
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NutMeg
@casuallychaotic.bsky.social
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At least the tradition of the monarchy coming from German blood is being respected, even if nothing else is.
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@inspectordim.bsky.social
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As an Australian can I suggest that you just make Charlies III king? All will be forgiven, and at least you'll have a guy that likes weird portraits.
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Just some guy, you know?
@infinite-loopy.bsky.social
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PoundingThePodium
@poundingthepodium.bsky.social
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Gotta fucking say someone of your profile coming out and kidding on the square about this has got me almost curled up in a ball shaking uncontrollably with fear.
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Tim Matthews
@steampowerednet.bsky.social
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And of course actual current Kings in most democracies are not above the law
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marythetrainer🦋🐢🤷🏻♀️😏🌎
@marythetrainer.bsky.social
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OMG
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Miamichefpapi
@miamichefpapi.bsky.social
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Making revolution cool again.
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Daniel Feldman
@dfeldman.bsky.social
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He has the most in common with Henry VIII though
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Col. Boozy Badger
@boozybadger.bsky.social
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Ken. Ken this is gonna go over a lot of heads.
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Retro Des
@retrodes.bsky.social
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My only king is Kong.
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Liz Benbrooks
@lizbenbrooks.bsky.social
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I see what you did there.
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@sherpacato.bsky.social
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No, actually both Charles I & James II found out they were subject to the law. Trump will be more like Louis XIVth.
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kkmortier
@kkmortier.bsky.social
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If we must then I’d like Charles and the headsman, please.
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Shatter Ⓥ 𓅃
@shatter.bsky.social
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Trump wearing Ermine furs next.
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Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
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Yikes!
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@beemangler.bsky.social
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'king Trump - as many of us have been saying for years.
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Andrew Elder
@awelder.bsky.social
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Or you could vote for a different kind of king, a Charles III type, who has been preparing for the job for decades and while a bit doddery isn't going to hurt anyone this side of Palestine, SC
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Popehat
@kenwhite.bsky.social
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Patrick Hunnius
@strategery.bsky.social
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or The Fisher or Larry or Taco or Don
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Groinhammer
@groinhammer.bsky.social
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I think the word you’re looking for is ‘Tsar’.
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JayZero
@jayzero9.bsky.social
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Oh goodie, Biden can finally have Trump and most of the Federalist society beheaded.
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Tatum Garnett
@tatumgarnett.bsky.social
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I see what you did there. *slow clap*
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Semiosmith - Bradley A. Smith
@semiosmith.bsky.social
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1Obit Community
@1obit.bsky.social
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I wish the idea was a fantasy, not fond of organised people worship.
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P Maramba
@pmwearinghats.bsky.social
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Come and see the violence inherent in the system
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C. "Count Deathtoll" Reynolds
@countdeathtoll.bsky.social
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Over my rotting corpse.
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Victor Tatarskiy
@greenrat.bsky.social
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On the somewhat bright side, 2/3 of these, + John Lackland, were a push for the Brits to do reforms and curtail king's powers. Which I think the US needs, frankly. At least lessening presedential immunity, runoff elections, abolishing EC, ranked election for congress...
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Victor Tatarskiy
@greenrat.bsky.social
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I think this is more of an Edward VIII situation.
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Thomas 🚀 SFF180
@sff180.bsky.social
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DavidNelsonNM
@davidnelsonnm.bsky.social
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Anointing with holy water could be our secret weapon on the next one. Wonder if you can get it in gallons. (Then I realized who I’m saying this to … 😄)
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Darryl Adams
@voradams.bsky.social
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All three removed by checks and balances like revolution and civil wars?
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RexFeral
@rexferal.bsky.social
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tricky dick 2.0
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Mike
@mycams.bsky.social
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Hope he’s Charles I as we sorted that out with some finality.
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Josh Haber
@joshhaber.bsky.social
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More like Richard III with syphilitic Henry VIII vibes
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Elisabeth Van Every
@e-van-every.bsky.social
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Tom Forsyth
@tomforsyth.bsky.social
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TBF the person who came after Charles I was such a fucking shit they asked Charles II to come save them from him and his idiot son.
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Mitchell Epner
@mitchellepner.bsky.social
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Without you, the word would be spelled “suttle”.
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JimPas
@jimpas.bsky.social
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tRUMP hasn't even been elected! I'm sure the Republicans are going to pull all stops to engage in a much voter repression as they can. I wonder how many more Republicans are going to get arrested for voter fraud this time around than last time. "I'm sure my dead mother would have voted for Trump."
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@philbeee.bsky.social
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Donald I. Petulant of his Name, Whiner of the Realm.
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Jak
@jaksays.bsky.social
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More like Don King
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@leesarenae.bsky.social
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Roberts spends the summer in Ireland, maybe he needs a refresher on The Troubles.
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John Forsyth
@jhfhockey.bsky.social
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Schoolhouse Rock lied to me
youtu.be/TgDNPjJfnII?...
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David Friedman
@profdaf.bsky.social
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A hereditary monarchy is just what we need
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cpgorski
@cpgorski.bsky.social
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... I see what you did there
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Heterodox This
@heterodoxthis.bsky.social
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George.
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Tycho Softworks
@tychosoft.bsky.social
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Ben Franklin finally got his answer: we can't.
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@svhappyplace.bsky.social
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I'm pretty sure this one is Ethelred the Unready...
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Nich Hills
@nichhills.bsky.social
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If only Robinette I had the strength to take advantage of his new-found powers.
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Dan Shires
@vertigowooyay.bsky.social
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Or King Cnut
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Cathie (she/hers)
@suprmomcat.bsky.social
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Sigh. Can't find the gif of the song with the refrain "No more King" from SchoolHouseRock that is stuck in my head.
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Hexia de Trix
@incantrix.bsky.social
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And then in a couple hundred years, realize that monarchies are cute but no basis for a serious modern government. Like the rest of us did.
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WalkingTaako
@walkingtaako.bsky.social
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Louis XVI, Charles X, Louis Philippe
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Arkancrow
@arkancrow.bsky.social
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And we should absolutely stop calling that decision Presidential Immunity and properly name it Presidential Impunity.
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Stormspark
@stormspark.bsky.social
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I won't have a king. It'll be relatively easy to get asylum.
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Christopher Rice
@badfutures.com
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Tom (kid codger) O'Neill
@doctecazoid.bsky.social
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Enjoy your ability to express dissenting viewpoints while you can. 248 years ... not a bad run if you ask me.
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Docwho is in Seattle, usually…
@docwho76.bsky.social
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Didn’t we found an entire ass country to not have a fucking king
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Erin
@codeknitter.bsky.social
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Does this mean that the first one to make it back to London wins? That's how it worked in the Olde times
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Harry Chemay
@harrychemay.bsky.social
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James I presumably being LeBron? 👑
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John Stange is a Legitimate Salvage
@williamdingiv.bsky.social
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I see what you did there
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曹昌倫
@arlentsao.bsky.social
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Or we could poison him along with the supreme Court. There is no law specifically saying that can't be done. Two can play with the interpretation of law.
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Bill Stewart
@billstewart.bsky.social
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Trump seems more like a wannabe Henry IV Bolingbroke than Richard II, though.
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Are You Being Detained
@sailbarque.bsky.social
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Who's ready for King Baron the First?
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Odins_toenail
@odinstoenail.bsky.social
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The New House of Orange.
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BallzToTheWall
@ballztothewall.bsky.social
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Those guys at least have manners!
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BruceG
@moosens.bsky.social
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Nicely put sir!
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Libertas Omnibus
@libertasomnibus.bsky.social
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Everyone in the comments:
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Greg Wasserstrom
@brain.rodeo
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why do people keep using the word king? the term is dictator.
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Chris Curtis
@curtosis.bsky.social
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“Why, Chief Justice, it profit a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world. . . but for Trump?”
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Cursed Ograbme
@winstanley.bsky.social
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Still living under the dictatorship of capital but nice try!
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Head Like A Hat
@prettyhatmachine.bsky.social
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Biden is no Cromwell.
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Jombucha
@mangetout.bsky.social
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There is... another.
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Dave
@davebrowne.bsky.social
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Hail to the king We have chosen for the nation Hail to the king We salute him one and all Hail to the king As we pledge cooperation In proud fulfillment Of a great noble call
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High Plains Biffster
@biffthetick.bsky.social
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Cruel necessity
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Bob O’Hara
@bobohara.bsky.social
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Richard II? So Trmp’s rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last?
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@bobgenghiskhan.bsky.social
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I think you needed to include Louis XVI for more people to get where you're going here.
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@kootenaygreg.bsky.social
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King Donald
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Anne
@deweycat.bsky.social
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You mean the ones we executed, deposed, and deposed and murdered?
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Real Benisons
@realbenisons.bsky.social
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My personal ranking of who defended Royal inviolability with the most flair Charles I Louis XVI John Roberts
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Briansantacruz
@briansantacruz.bsky.social
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King Joseph
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Richard Sales
@theblueacorn.bsky.social
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Kings have no Immunity from cancer. So there’s that.
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@fraudguy.bsky.social
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Serfs up!
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Michan Connor
@michanconnor.bsky.social
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Or like Louis XVI
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Thoreid
@thoreid.bsky.social
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It does highlight one of the problems with having a ruler set above the law.
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Lou Roper
@roperlou.bsky.social
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(not forgetting Henry VI and Richard III)
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I Dissent Cha Cha
@rachacha.bsky.social
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I'll never vote for the man who dispark'd my parks and fell'd my forest woods.
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Fergus McKee
@fergusmckee.bsky.social
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I appreciate the choices of Kings you chose, as not exactly being any of the 'good ones'. But I still think the framing of this as a 'king', sugar costs what is happening. This is the most significant step towards fascism the US has taken. It's an incredibly worrying development.
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Jan
@falcondalejan.bsky.social
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All three of those were subject to Magna Carta, where the king is not above the law since 1215.
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Rachael
@raen.bsky.social
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🤞 for a Charles I
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A New Simality
@simality.bsky.social
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Those monarchs were nowhere near as bad as Donald I will be. 😭
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S.E. Frost
@sefrost.bsky.social
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I was beginning to think, in light of this monarchal presidency SCOTUS has created, I might be becoming team Cromwell.
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Peter Sterne
@petersterne.com
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In The New Republic, historian Holly Brewer compares the Court's decision to Godden v. Hales, a 1686 case affirming that James II was above the law – which was only repudiated when James II was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution. newrepublic.com/article/1833...
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Andrew Rowe
@newfierowe.bsky.social
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""""""""Republicans""""""""
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Irene of Lauvenberg
@tripdazey.bsky.social
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I studied this shit for fun. It's not fun anymore.
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Steve Zorowitz
@stevezorowitz.bsky.social
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Where’s a Jamie Lannister when you need one?
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James Austin
@jamesdaustin.bsky.social
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I'm not feeling positive about the prospect of the US under Donald I
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@jrgiguere.bsky.social
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Ben Franklin:"We have a republic, if you can keep it."
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Joezilla ( ジョジラ / Joe Ji Ra)
@ejoe.bsky.social
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Or Louis XVI
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Joezilla ( ジョジラ / Joe Ji Ra)
@ejoe.bsky.social
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Also July 14th is just around the corner.
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Sister Golden Bear
@sistergoldenbear.bsky.social
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More like King John
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Ken Tindell
@kentindell.bsky.social
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Henry VIII
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