[MR] Curiosity

[Michael Houghton]

Howdy!

On Fri, Feb 01, 2002 at 12:00:19PM -0500, Angela K. Pincha-Neel wrote:
> Chimbai,
> 
> Aveloc is a Royalist. In the game we play, the Crown - King and Queen - word is
> law. They should have power... but note, there are checks on that power. The
> peers of the Realm are in fealty to the Crown and part of that fealty is to
> council the Crown when you deem it necessary. It is possible to go to other
> Crowns to "deal" with your Monarch's if you feel that you are not being heard
> and they are doing that which is wrong; you can go to the Kingdom Seneschal...
> you can escalate to the BoD... but what of the BoD? (Remove His Grace from this
> picture...) If you have a problem with something the BoD does, how does it get
> fixed? Its the same problem as we have with Congress being able to vote
> themselves a raise, however, there are checks on Congress... what are the checks
> on the BoD?
> 
As a peer, I have a duty to advise the crown, but no obligation to be
in fealty. The crown is free to do what they will with my advice.
Atlantian law does speak to areas where the whim of the crown can be
employed (pretty much anything not specificly required or forbidden can
be so treated). But, the Crown is not the be-all and end-all of what is
law. Neither is such a situation period for most values of time and place.

The fact that there is no firm enforcable constraint on the directors that
does not involve civil law suits does not mean that we should countenance
having a similar lack of control over actions by royalty. 

No, I am not a monarchist. Hell, was a Marklander before I was a SCAdian.
I don't automatically disrespect the Crown; I reserve that opprobrium for
those who earn it. I think I have given my fealty to exactly two Crowns.
Note "given", not "sworn", as I will not swear an oath. I do presume that
the Crown is worthy of my respect until their actions show otherwise.
No, I am not going to name names.

yours,
Herveus
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