(07-10-2018 03:29 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  

(07-10-2018 03:22 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  IMO UK really needs to reinvigorate the Commonwealth.

That's probably my second favorite topic after redrawing the North American political map. There is *real* room for a *real* Commonwealth. One predicated first and foremost among the English's greatest contribution to humanity: English Common Law.

Major tenants:
- Mirror free trade
- English as the official language
- Metric as the official units (we'll get there eventually)
- US Dollar as the official currency
- GDP to defense spending targets
- Strategic interests and strategic trade (say, building LNG offload facilities for allies under OPEC/Russian energy thumb)
- The Queen is a dignitary welcome to address and be seated at any formal function ... but has no authority ... this is the big sticking point with US membership in the current Commonwealth.

The Queen already has no authority over the Commonwealth. Only 16 out of 54 members are in her realm. Samoa, Tonga, and others even have their own royalty.