Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-76.97.80.106-20130811163656/@comment-24590102-20140825024639

WC-83 wrote: No there is actually such a thing as an Elected Monarchy (and the High King does have unlimited power [or as much power before people have enough of him] so he isn't just a President), Saudi Arabia (and I think The UAE (United Arab Emirates) too).

And the concept that Empires through "good will" is a naïve idea, and (if you're definition of Empire is "a country encompassing several amounts of territory and cultures") not even we are like that, 2/3 of the USA was taking it from either Mexico or the Native Americans.

If the man is elected, the system cannot be a monarchy because the monarchy is defined by birthright and birthright cannot be elected.

A president can have any shade of unlimited power but is elected from pool limited either by statute or by system. The only difference between a president and a king is that one is elected and the other inherits the position. To be sure, both will go to the guillotine just as easily if they upset the people enough.

And nobody argued empire through "good will" although it does sound like a very interesting idea. But empire by example has been done. The most recent example of this was called the domino effect and it backfired because the system was faked and had neither economic engine nor social balance.