The monarchy does not and cannot protect our democracy. That idea that it does is dangerous. Only we can protect our democracy.
Monarchies are doing better!
A strange aspect of the New Zealand head of state debate is the oft-repeated claim that monarchies are always better. It seems defenders of the status quo feel they must prove that monarchy is the best for every country, everywhere. They will often cite studies, rankings and statistics to try and prove this point, ignoring republics that are performing well and the actual basis for the studies in the first place.
