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This musing came about from a discussion with one of my Canadian colleagues, where I pointed out to him that, since he comes from a country, Canada, where the people don't have direct democratic control of their military and government (who are ultimately beholden to an 86 year old grandmother with bad dental hygiene), he is on weak moral ground criticising the theocratic police state where we both work.

Which got me thinking ... what if the British monarchy actually tried to use their FULL powers? Say Queen Elizabeth wakes up in a bad mood one morning, fires the governments of the UK, Australia and Canada and declares herself Lord Protectoress of Canada and Grand High Bitch of Australia, and orders their militaries to enact martial law.

In seriousness though, what exact would happen if a British monarchy DID try to use their vast legal powers, and under what hypothetical situations could they get away with using those powers.
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