> It's not as though they are some shadowy government agency free from scrutiny. Maybe not shadowy, but the rest? How do you have anything comparable to democr

> It's not as though they are some shadowy government agency free from scrutiny. Maybe not shadowy, but the rest? How do you have anything comparable to democratic scrutiny in a monarchical system? > They have a long-term reputation to uphold, whereas elected leaders might be gone in a term You're putting it like the politicians don't have a reputation to uphold. Can you clearly explain why the long-term reputation of monarchs is more important than that of politicians? The politician will have to face re-election, the monarch will stay in power.