Queen Elizabeth’s Monarchy ‘Pointless,’ ‘Ineffective,’ Should Be Abolished, Republic Claims

Queen Elizabeth was recently attacked by Republic, an organization that is calling for the abolition of the British monarchy in the United Kingdom.

The organization is also pushing for the election of the head of state after the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament has not been suspended. Graham Smith, the CEO of the group, said that the court’s decision just exposed the monarchy as a pointless and ineffective institution.

Smith also said that the monarch will unlikely to suffer the same consequences faced by an elected head of state following a similar ruling by the Supreme Court. Her Majesty will not be forced to resign from her position.

“If Parliament had been prorogued by an elected head of state, on the advice of the Prime Minister, that head of state would now have to resign. The Queen was given instruction to do an unlawful thing, and she did it… We’re always told she has the benefit of decades of experience and yet she couldn’t see what was obvious to everyone else, that the Prime Minister’s motives were not honest,” he told Express.

Smith went on to say that the head of state cannot constitutionally be bound to do unconstitutional things and then defend their moves by saying that they are just doing what they are told to do. He also said that the Queen would risk the survival of the monarchy if she will refuse to prorogue the Parliament.

“Of course, refusing prorogation would have been dangerous territory for the monarchy, but that’s the job. Truth is, this whole episode exposes the monarchy as a pointless and ineffective institution… An independent, elected head of state would have had the authority to make a judgment as to whether the prorogation request was lawful. If they got it wrong, they would also be accountable for their actions,” he said.

But regardless of all of the criticisms that the Queen and the monarchy have received, the 93-year-old royal will never abdicate.