originally posted in:Secular Sevens
*enters thread out of curiosity*
...Yeah, I don't belong here.
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We are kings. We are too royal for this.
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I don't remember voting for you.
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You don't vote for king
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Edited by Ric_Adbur: 8/9/2013 7:57:48 AMWell how'd he become king, then?
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The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.
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I didn't see yours! Sorry!
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The lady of the lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur, signifying by divine providence that he, Dutchy, was to carry Excalibur. That is why he is your king.
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Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
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Be quiet!
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Edited by Ric_Adbur: 8/9/2013 8:33:18 AMHe can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at him! I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!
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[b]SHUT UP! WILL YOU [i]SHUT UP![/b][/i]
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Ah! [i]Now[/i] we see the violence inherent in the system! COME AND SEE THE VIOLENCE INHERENT IN THE SYSTEM!!! HELP, HELP, I'M BEING REPRESSED!
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[b]BLOODY PEASANT![/b]
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What a giveaway! Did you [i]hear[/i] that? That's what I'm on about! Did you see him repressing me?
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:/ Who did you vote for?
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No one. He's part of an anarcho-syndicalist commune. Each member takes weekly turns acting as a kind of executive officer. All decisions of such an officer must be ratified at a biweekly (twice a week, that is) meeting by a simple majority in the case of internal affairs, or by 2/3rds majority in the case of more major issues.