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It's already the case though.


The queen of Britain is not elected.

Many monarchies have been elective[1], and in some, the monarch is often picked from the same family. Even that is a better system than "first-born child".

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elective_monarchy


He means that Great Britain already elects their government -- they are a democracy.


We didn’t elect this government!




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