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by bittired 4709 days ago
I guess the closest thing we have would be a confederate flag button in the U.S. That flag still seems to be embraced by the area of the country that most wishes to seceed (part of South Carolina).

As for a U.S. "Republican" button, Google basically already has that of sorts in their news; it attempts to determines that you don't respond well to certain news and won't show those items. I don't read Google news much anymore though, because I feel like they intentionally or otherwise are influencing my world-view.
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davidw 4709 days ago
> confederate flag

That's comparing Apples and Cactuses and doesn't strike me as equivalent at all.

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bittired 4709 days ago
Thanks! Corrected. You're right that it isn't equivalent. There is no substantial effort afaik to only rid one of the branches of government (executive, legislative, judicial), so the secession movement is the closest I can think of to the UK's Republican party, which really isn't that close at all.
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claudius 4709 days ago
The UK's republican movement doesn’t want to get rid off a branch of government, but merely wants to change how the person to occupy a certain position is chosen. The actual effect of abolishing the UK monarchy on politics would be close to zero.
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speeder 4709 days ago
More or less...

The Queen still has extensive powers, that she does not use.

For example, all laws must be signed by the Queen, but the last time someone refused to sign a law was around the 1700s, but if she wants, she can still refuse to sign a law.

Also, the Queen can refuse a parliament election (resulting into having no parliament)

Also, she can sell whatever she wants that belongs to the state in a unilateral manner (but I do not know the last time a monarch used this power O.o)

Also she can kick out the prime minister (this power seemly was threatened to be used on Tony Blair when he got excessively trigger happy regarding US wars... seemly threats to use it, made him tone down a bit his hunger for blood).

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Graham24 4709 days ago
if the Queen tried it on, she'd be deposed and paliament would select a new head of state.
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