> It’s arguably now a fair bit more modern than the US system
No, its not, but the US system is also an arcane disaster, so even if it was that wouldn’t be a counterargument.
> which hasn’t been meaningfully reformed since the 18th Century.
Yes, it has been meaningfully reformed since the 18th Century. In many small ways in the 19th and 20th centuries, and with a couple whopping big ones, most notably early in the latter half of the 19th C.
> For example the US president is essentially just an elected George III.
Even if one decides not to quibble about the accuracy of that, the British still have an unelected monarch with vast estates, a real and practical veto over legislation which would effect them, and the ability to negotiate around the exercise of that power in complete unaccountable secrecy to influence legislation beyond that.
No, its not, but the US system is also an arcane disaster, so even if it was that wouldn’t be a counterargument.
> which hasn’t been meaningfully reformed since the 18th Century.
Yes, it has been meaningfully reformed since the 18th Century. In many small ways in the 19th and 20th centuries, and with a couple whopping big ones, most notably early in the latter half of the 19th C.
> For example the US president is essentially just an elected George III.
Even if one decides not to quibble about the accuracy of that, the British still have an unelected monarch with vast estates, a real and practical veto over legislation which would effect them, and the ability to negotiate around the exercise of that power in complete unaccountable secrecy to influence legislation beyond that.