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El Pais:
La Monarquia no es el problema, by Luis Garicano

4 June 2014

La Monarquia parece una afrenta a los principios democraticos. Como puede nacer una persona con mas privilegios que los demas? No debemos ser meritocraticos y democraticos en todo? Tal razonamiento parece conducir a la Republica como unica forma de Estado justificable. Por ello, en estos ultimos dias muchos ciudadanos se preguntan: por que; no cambiar nuestra forma de Estado? De forma paralela, la autodeterminacion de Cataluna o el Pais Vasco tiene una apelacion emocional y logica obvia: ''Queremos elegir nuestro destino''. Muchos ciudadanos, especialmente en Cataluna, se preguntan: por que; no?
The Monarchy seems an affront to democratic principles. How can a person be born with more privileges than others? Should we not be meritocratic and democratic at all? Such reasoning seems to lead to the Republic as the only justifiable form of State. Therefore, in these last days many people are wondering: why not change our form of government? In parallel, the determination of Catalonia and the Basque Country has an obvious emotional and logical appeal: ''We choose our destiny.'' Many citizens, especially in Catalonia, they ask: why not ?

This article was published by El Pais on June 4, 2014
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