[46756e]

Also it just moves the problem one person down the line.

So the new most powerful position is the person that knows who runs the galaxy and talks to her/him. That person can make up things or sway the ruler.

If you have many people, you now just have an oligarchy.

[bluejekyll]

This is pretty much how the Shogunate in Japan worked.

Once a single war lord controls the “security” of the Emperor, they then wield power and justify all of there actions based on sole access to the Emperor.

[elliekelly]

This reminds me of the “Goldilocks” strategy the DoD supposedly uses when presenting a President with a menu of military options:

1. Very extreme militaristic response that will surely cause many deaths. Clearly unacceptable.

2. Very weak bordering on non-existent response. Clearly unacceptable.

3. What pentagon has already decided to do. Clearly the “only” viable option.