Case in point, Gideon. He ended very badly, and his songs were worse.
Typically start to the sections were “There was no law, and men did as they saw fit”.
Still, the warning that was given about what a King will do to you was true. Israel had no king, but they held together. When they had a king, the two kingdoms split with in a few generations.
Got it.
If you have a people (and leadership) who largely live by the teachings of Christ, I figure that it doesn't really matter what form of government you have.
If you have a people (and leadership) who largely ignore the teachings of Christ, I figure that the form of government won't help much.
Sadly, we are in the second scenario right now.