Quote Originally Posted by the_druid_droid View Post
Says you. I'm keeping up my search for magical lands like that...I just need more funding!
You're a fool, Droid!

Quote Originally Posted by Thanqol View Post
There's such a thing as a benevolent dictatorship, which is pretty much exactly what we got going here. You can't say Equestria's not a dictatorship until you show me the parliament.

The purpose of a republic is to prevent corrupt or incompetent people from holding supreme power. When there's no way for corrupt or incompetent ponies to seize power then there's no need for a republic.
Right. I mean, I don't think that there was ever a writer's meeting, say, that discussed this, but yeah.