And while the House of Peers withhoulds its legislative hand
And noble statesmen do not itch
To interfere in matters which
They do not understand
As bright will shine Great Britian's rays
As in Queen Bess's glorious days
As bright will shine Great Britain't rays
As in Queen Bess's Glorious Days!!!

apologies for messing a bit with Sir Schwenk's lyric

my point, and I do have one, is that without some alternative to democracy, we've got nothing to compare democracy with and we may fall into a fool's paradise, thinking we've got it over thins like coronets 'n crowns. which maybe it's true but maybe it's not true all the time. After all Russia now has a President and a Prime Minister and I'd rather have good Queen Bess the Two.