@chromeratt I've given this a lot of thought. Genuinely agonized over it.
I think having a monarchy may be better than our current system of government.
At least then every so often you get someone who doesn't want the job and gives you a few years of relative prosperity until they're murdered by their brother.
They're all greedy, prideful cowards for not abdicating the throne and declaring the whole thing evil, but I think between the two I'd take monarchy.
Then you know whose head to roll.