It's a gut reaction probably based on my protestant ancestry.
What is this Christ the King business? I first thought it sounded innocuous enough, but the more I got into their mindset, it sounds like some kind of totalitarianism.
Yes, he would definitely do away with a republican form of government. I don't know where he gets these ideas, probably from old church writings which have to be taken with a grain of salt, but a lot of that thinking seems to come right out of private revelations of various mystics, the Great Monarch, etc., and old Catholic Europe which really only worked for the rich and elite, just like things seem to be moving toward here.
Even Kerry has to submit to the reality of separation of church, which in and of itself, is neither good nor evil.
It gets too confusing to sort out sometimes, but let's just say that things worked rather well up until we had the scientific knowhow and legalization to dabble with life. Before that, most Christians were on the same page as to basic moral issues.
Anyone who tries to make Christ more than a spiritual King is deluding himself. Jesus Himself said "My kingdom is not of this world." Theocracies have traditionally punished anyone who doesn't agree with the religious worldview of the theocrat.