ANST - Lions of Ansteorra

[C. L. Ward]

Cassandra/"Sharon Pelfrey" <sharon at pelfrey.com> said:
>I hear how lucky Ansteorra has been in its Kings.  I would like to add that
>we do not entirley depend on this luck. We do have a way of dealing with
>crowns who should not have won.
>It has never been used to my knowlege, however the Lions of Ansteorra do
>have the authority to remove a crown who abuses their power.  These persons
>are members for life, so in theory are above the current politics.  I
>personnally, would not like to see term limits from the BOD.  There are ways
>of dealing with these issues locally.

My lady, I'm not sure where you heard this from, but I assure you that the
Inquisition would not have been necessary if such a thing could happen.
The Board of Directors is the only entity that can force a Crown to step down.

The Lions of Ansteorra have no precedence, the title conveys no insignia,
yet is it the most honorable and respected of all our awards, with real
prestige that eclipses even that of the king.  The Lions have the keeping
of the Great Sword of State, and if the entire Order agreed, conceivably
could ask an erring Crown to return it to their keeping until such time as
a worthier ruler appeared.

This would not have the effect of unseating a ruler.  It would have the
effect of intense and lasting public humiliation for the ruler, however. 

On the other hand, take a look at the roll of the Lions.  There are more
than three members, so I guarantee that they will never be able to
unanimously agree on such a maneuver.  Why?  Because no matter how stupid,
evil, or whatever a bad Crown might be, they're only there for six months
-- time takes care of all bad kings and queens, and hopefully their
successors will never allow them to participate in a Crown List again.  And
almost all of the Lions are our oldest, most respected members, and they
know how the world wags -- they would never unanimously see a need for so
drastic an action as removing the Sword from the ruler's hands.



Wæs Þu Hæl (Waes Thu Hael)

::GUNNORA::

Gunnora Hallakarva, OL
Baroness to the Court of Ansteorra
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