On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, jeff G. wrote: > But with all the House having a built in inclination for particular > positions (Dragons as Warlord, Athyra as Judges, Lyorn Recordkeepers, Yendi > Prime Ministers, to name the most obvious), the people that run the empire > on a day to day basis would remain in their positions for some time, > [solecism snipped] The Teckla include genes (and surely traits) from the noble houses and are in my view likely to be able to find appropriate replacements. I would imagine that in any transition there will be many holdovers, esp. in (relatively) abrupt transitions - but my guess is that there would be more and faster changes going from a noble autocracy to a popular republic. Are you sure? Remember, we have been exposed only to the more exceptional Teckla. The vast majority I would imagine are rather more like the sheep that populate this country and enjoy Nascar racing. BTW, I am debating on whether I should be insulted or not. If you meant it grammatically, I suppose I will allow your method of editing to stand. Jeff _________________________________________________________________ Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and more! http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx