A Noble Sacrifice by a Nobody Nobleman

Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg tried to use his veto against the majority of his tiny national assembly today to stop a lax euthenasia law from taking hold in his tiny country as it has already done so in Holland nearby. For his trouble, the Grand Duke will be made even more of a figure head, having removed even that tiny power of veto which was about his only claim to real power left since Luxembourg became that silliest of modern governmental creations, a constitutional monarchy.

Good old Henri, you see, has noticed that the very young, the very old, and some who simply could not speak for themselves had been euthenized in recent years by the Dutch system. Lest such terrors, so reminiscent of Nazi days, be re-imposed on his tiny duchy, the Grand Duke stood up for what he thought was right and was promptly slapped down. I like to think that, at His bar of Judgement, Christ will have something very kind to say to Henri. What he has to say to those who, for economic or administrative purposes shortened the lives of those who couldn't speak for themselves may be a bit more serious.