Especially in cases of Naturalization.
Like, if the monarch goes against the constitution, do you fight for the monarch, or defend the parliament/cabinet?
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Edit:
UK Oath:
I, (name), swear by Almighty God that, on becoming a British citizen, I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles III, his Heirs and Successors, according to law.
Canada (A British Commonwealth) Oath:
I swear (or affirm) That I will be faithful And bear true allegiance To His Majesty King Charles the Third King of Canada His Heirs and Successors And that I will faithfully observe The laws of Canada Including the Constitution Which recognizes and affirms The Aboriginal and treaty rights of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples And fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.
So…
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I mean on the one hand, they are more democratic than the US, on the other hand, symbolically, it just feels wrong to me.
I don’t mind pledging allegience to a constitution, but to a monarch… is quite… uncomfortable, even if its a Constitutional Monarchy. 🤔
I don’t even know that non-British places have such a brazen pledge of loyalty to the monarch in the first place.
The one place where I’ve lived that was a Constitutional Monarchy didn’t have public figures swear an oath to the monarch, they just pledge to follow the Constitution (just looked it up, members of the government do mention the monarch in passing, members of parliament do not).
The monarch does pledge to follow the Constitution when they become the monarch, though, so it’s mostly the other way around. At a glance, this seems to be a pretty standard formula.
Brits and the people they’ve permanently damaged just seem particularly into the whole tradition of monarchy and haven’t really toned it down as much as other places. Not that other monarchies don’t have their zealots, but it’s a bit of a different role.