Chris Turkel writes: >Depends on exactly what kind of Republic we're talking about. If we're >talking about a Roman style Republic they may be allocated seats in the >legislature, if it is a British style Republic they may lurk and get >all sorts of trappings but no power and if it is an American style >Republic, they probably build compounds on Cape Cod and part-y heh! And then there's a French style Republic... But then, it's not like the Tekla are the kind of peasants who build barricades and such, is it? :) -- Joshua Kronengold (mneme at io.com) "I've been teaching |\ _,,,--,,_ ,) --^--him...to live, to breathe, to walk, to sample the /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;' /\\joy on each road, and the sorrow at each turning. |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\ /-\\\I'm sorry if I kept him out too late"--Vlad Taltos '---''(_/--' (_/-'