We have an Emperor now...after the order of Nero...
There is a President in the United States because a group of men in the 1700s decided that being the first born of the previous leader was a poor method of picking a country’s next leader. I agree with this premise and add that being the first born is possibly the worst method for choosing leadership. Of course the monarchy was replaced with a constitutional republic which is widely known as “the” worst form of government, except for all others.
So, I ask the question, why are their still kings and queens in the world? Of course, I know the answer and that is because people fawn over the concept and believe that a king or queen is somehow devine or God given. Also, the fact that is took a 4 year war to rid ourselves of the king of england is the real answer of why there are still kings and queens in the world. It takes guts for a population to rid themselves of such a form of government and it gets harder when there is a sweet little old lady in that position as with the UK.
So, my question was mostly retorical.