[WikiEN-l] Queen Elizabeth II

Fri Mar 4 08:03:08 UTC 2005

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> Peter, the Queen IS the Head of state here in Australia , though the matter is 
> complicated by the G-G representing her. 

But isn't Peter also correct that Austrailia is a republic?  I thought most constitutional monarchies were republics.  The salient point is whether the monarch or the constitution is supreme.  If the monarch cannot suspend or amend the constitution, then what you have is the rule of law, a "republic".

                   -- Silverback