Look at the massive social problems in the United States. Why would we want to follow that path?
Both Britain and the USA have social problems. Britain is only one above the US in poverty levels and has a higher degree of illiteracy than America. On the other hand, the average American is significantly more prosperous than the average Briton. Whatever problems the United States has are the result of a complex mix of its history and the cultures of those who have settled there and their descendants. It is hard to understand how not having a monarch or a peerage could be responsible. Should not the impeachment of President Clinton cause us to think twice before changing to the American system? We should certainly think carefully before making any constitutional change to make sure that we have learnt from the experience of other nations and that we have chosen the best system. However, nothing that happened in America suggests that replacing the Queen with a President would lead Britain into the same kind of turmoil. The United States has a President who is a partisan politician wit
