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Old 11-22-2011, 11:34 PM   #195
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Default Re: 'Imperial Culture' (non-canonista)

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Originally Posted by jason taylor View Post
The thing is the Emperor is severely limited by custom and time lag.
This fits what I've been saying all along, Jason. He's an autocrat with very broad powers, limited mainly by custom and practical concerns. He's not what we would call a 'constitutional monarch', although the Imperium does have a constiution, only part of which is written law.

YMMV
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