[Jacquerie]

The Roman Emperors didn’t need a Senate either, but kept it around to pretend that Rome was still a republic.

Then, as now, the perks of office kept the Senators generally quiet.

[MasterGunner01]

“The Roman Emperors didn’t need a Senate either, but kept it around to pretend that Rome was still a republic.”

Perhaps Emperor Barack I could get his horse, Moochelle, appointed to the Senate as did the Roman Emperor Caligula.