[BlueFlames]

Why do you keep this thing going?

Why do we keep an original copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?  Paper isn't meant to last hundreds of years, so there is a fair bit of money and effort put into maintaining the conditions necessary to prevent them decomposing.  The originals serve no purpose in the presence of thousands (millions?) of reproductions, so why bother?  These documents are a tangible reminder of history.  They link us to our origins and provide us some common culture.  You don't dismiss the Declaration a longform tantrum; it's the righteous indignation of our founding fathers.

The founding of nations wasn't done with documents in 927 A.D.  Great Britain has no Declaration or Constitution to preserve.  They have a royal bloodline to connect them to the founding of their nation.  To dismiss it so blithely is to imply that the nation's living history is not worth the effort to preserve, and that's quite a slap in the face, considering what Britain is and has been.

[Pred the Penguin]

And stuff like this is all around the world, too. So why single out the British?

[The E]

Yea, honestly in the end that's all they are, don't you think? They're people who have managed to keep a single lineage running for a very long time. Harkening back a bit to Europe questing for the "perfect ruler"?

Do you guys still do that anymore? Why do you keep this thing going? You do nothing but pay them money to be happy...it seems to me like that should be an elected office. Maybe that's a good use for a politician; running to get the community to pay for his family's happiness.

The british royal family is a massive tourist attraction. They bring in millions of foreign revenue every year, which is nice.

In addition, it helps to have a head of state who is thoroughly incorruptible.

[Unknown Target]

Why do you keep this thing going?

Why do we keep an original copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?  Paper isn't meant to last hundreds of years, so there is a fair bit of money and effort put into maintaining the conditions necessary to prevent them decomposing.  The originals serve no purpose in the presence of thousands (millions?) of reproductions, so why bother?  These documents are a tangible reminder of history.  They link us to our origins and provide us some common culture.  You don't dismiss the Declaration a longform tantrum; it's the righteous indignation of our founding fathers.

The founding of nations wasn't done with documents in 927 A.D.  Great Britain has no Declaration or Constitution to preserve.  They have a royal bloodline to connect them to the founding of their nation.  To dismiss it so blithely is to imply that the nation's living history is not worth the effort to preserve, and that's quite a slap in the face, considering what Britain is and has been.

Well those are fair points. As an American, I guess I just look at it differently than you do.

[headdie]

Why do you keep this thing going?

Why do we keep an original copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?  Paper isn't meant to last hundreds of years, so there is a fair bit of money and effort put into maintaining the conditions necessary to prevent them decomposing.  The originals serve no purpose in the presence of thousands (millions?) of reproductions, so why bother?  These documents are a tangible reminder of history.  They link us to our origins and provide us some common culture.  You don't dismiss the Declaration a longform tantrum; it's the righteous indignation of our founding fathers.

The founding of nations wasn't done with documents in 927 A.D.  Great Britain has no Declaration or Constitution to preserve.  They have a royal bloodline to connect them to the founding of their nation.  To dismiss it so blithely is to imply that the nation's living history is not worth the effort to preserve, and that's quite a slap in the face, considering what Britain is and has been.

Well those are fair points. As an American, I guess I just look at it differently than you do.

while ever you have an original you have a point of comparison

[Unknown Target]

Why do you keep this thing going?

Why do we keep an original copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence?  Paper isn't meant to last hundreds of years, so there is a fair bit of money and effort put into maintaining the conditions necessary to prevent them decomposing.  The originals serve no purpose in the presence of thousands (millions?) of reproductions, so why bother?  These documents are a tangible reminder of history.  They link us to our origins and provide us some common culture.  You don't dismiss the Declaration a longform tantrum; it's the righteous indignation of our founding fathers.

The founding of nations wasn't done with documents in 927 A.D.  Great Britain has no Declaration or Constitution to preserve.  They have a royal bloodline to connect them to the founding of their nation.  To dismiss it so blithely is to imply that the nation's living history is not worth the effort to preserve, and that's quite a slap in the face, considering what Britain is and has been.

Well those are fair points. As an American, I guess I just look at it differently than you do.

while ever you have an original you have a point of comparison

Do you mean "Wherever you have an original, you have a point of comparison?".

The "while ever" is throwing me off a bit. Do the two statements mean the same or did you mean something else?

[headdie]

sorry Unknown Target, yes i did mean Wherever you