Revolution

[sprogglin]

Hypothetically (I'm no millitant) if we live in a democratic society, is there a legal way way to stage a revolution and establish a republic?

[Sylday]

With you as dictator, I suppose. The answer is "no".

[sprogglin]

Do true republics have dictators?

[el duerino]

well technically we live in a monarchy, all laws must be passed by the queen. if the queen abolished the monarchy or signed a parliamentary act to the same effect then it would be legal. revolutions rarrely worry about the legalistic side because most are aimed at overthrowing corrupt regimes anyway.

[bernardo]

A revolution is, by definition, illegal. A revolution is the violent overthrow of the existing government (or state) by means of insurrection. A republic could be established legally by act of Parliament, but as ansteyg says, that would not be a revolutionary process. In terms of the wording of your question, a revolution within a democratic society is not democratic; although it would be possible to have a revolution within an undemocratic state for the purpose of establishing a democracy.

[bernardo]

To be surreal about it, I suppose it would be possible for Parliament to pass a law to legalise the process of revolution as a method of establishing a republic, but there would have to be some sort of legal definition of the extent to which the revolution has developed before the relevant clause can be invoked.

[humming bird]

Well...you can nag people into a state of weakened will through half baked one eyed republican poppycock brain washing of the public with republican nonsene as Turnbull does in Australia. There isn't a thoroughly decent republic in the world today so why would anyone want one more? In saying that France and the EEU give an illusion of one but the initialisng cost was genoicide and instability. Nothing can be better than a benevolant royalty whose motto and practice is "I serve the people"..something politicians do not avow. This may sound like I am avoiding but there is a lot more to think about than "democrats and republicans". Legal revolution is called "election" and someone dwelt on that here. Revolutions are often aimed at overthrowing UNCORRUPT regimes and again both the UK and USA have long such histories...and what is "corrupt" to one may be "idyllic" to another especially in countries where greasing the palm is a way of life.The west has no lien on morality, that's for sure. Cheers