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1. 11 days ago on Doonesbury

   Unlike the hereditary peers, the bishops achieve their rank through a basically meritocratic process. And an established church that does not impede freedom of expression can be a source of stability, just as a constitutional monarchy that doesn’t impede democratic self-determination does.

2. 11 days ago on Doonesbury

   Which means, of course that he isn’t obliged to give it up.

3. 12 days ago on Doonesbury

   This is just about UK. The new Labour government is making good on its promise to remove the last 92 seats reserved for hereditary peers in the House of Lords. Most hereditary peers were removed from the House of Lords in 1999, but they reserved the right to elect 92 from among themselves to continue to hold seats, around 10% of the total number of members. It was seen as a way to maintain ties with tradition without giving them too much influence.

4. 3 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   If she hadn’t made him shave, his face wouldn’t look so bad.

5. 10 months ago on Doonesbury

   Dementia strikes without regard to good or evil, knowledge or ignorance. Anyone who has watched a loved one’s slow decline from this physically painless but emotionally devastating illness will recognize these symptoms. And no, Biden is NOT doing the same thing.

6. 11 months ago on Doonesbury

   Alzheimer’s on Adderol

7. 12 months ago on Doonesbury

   Most excellent!!!

8. about 1 year ago on Doonesbury

   Doesn’t Jeff know that Mike was married to his half sister and is his niece’s father?

9. over 1 year ago on Doonesbury

   If this is a current Senate hearing, the Chair would be a Democrat and the Ranking Member would be a Republican.

10. over 1 year ago on [Deleted]

    What’s going on? I hope they’re not axing STC.