Cisairse wrote:The Sladerstan wrote:(Image)
My Political Views have evolved overtime, very much. I used to be a highly authoritarian type, not fascist, however. I was also for a Theocratic state, but now I'm for a Semi-Democratic Constitutional Aristocracy, and not a theocratic one.
My preferred Government is one where the Aristocrats act as representatives of the constitution, and they can't really change laws. They can do pretty basic things like raise or lower taxes, place tariffs, institute conscription, open or close borders, etc. But they cannot have so much power that they can overturn laws or oppress the people.
Aristocrats select people to replace them when they die, but the people of the nation can elect governors, mayors, judges, etc. So we're sort of democratic.
Wait, in your system, what prevents the aristocracy from raising taxes to an excessive degree as a form of oppression? Or lower them to much that the civil government collapses?
One thing I'm puzzled by is why they should be able to choose who follows them when they die. That seems pretty arbitrary and could lead to some big problems.