I was actually just thinking of Curtis' quote of Plato [1], “especially his assertion that tyranny follows the much more chaotic democracy: the tyrant arises at first as a benevolent solver of problems, and the people support his efforts to combat the chaos and conflict; then, he assumes total control. It's not a pretty thought, although I suppose a global hegemony would not have the same flavor as historical tyrannies.”

My guess is that the democracy will find a strong-man, or at least quickly adopt a form of government more authoritarian than what they started out with.

[1] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2007/01/21/coherent-gibberish.html#c1420989

It will be interesting… I would guess the lack of offices and the shaky nature of the Constitution (a plurality vote to change anything, including the Constitution) will lead to some constitutional despotism, but it will be interesting to see if parties can emerge…

Do you perceive anything happening after the parties?

Stuff like this is why I love teaching.

Rather like the Thirty Tyrants must have felt after their overthrow, but without the imminent executions.

“The United States of America v. El Estado de Nuevo Mexico”

In which an imaginary New Mexican government establishes Spanish as the official language, and federal attorneys plea to the Supreme Court to allow it to overturn. (Quite the way to discuss federalism!)

… Though executions would make the contrast even more exciting.