From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 1/18/2026 1:14 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:53:58 -0500 (EST), Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >   
   >> This has always been the case, and it's one of the downsides of   
   >> monarchies.   
   >   
   > It’s been amusing and slightly mystifying, to see the preoccupation in   
   > the USA with “kings”, and avoiding coming under their reach. Those of   
   > us who stayed in the British Empire found a way to keep the king under   
   > control, by setting up a Constitutional Monarchy. Meanwhile, the USA   
   > seems to be falling under the sway of a dictator, almost without   
   > realizing it.   
      
   Oh, most of it realize it, the problem is too many Americans WANT it.   
      
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