WI: America is a elective monarchy

In 1787, Alexander Hamilton argued in a long speech before that year's Constitutional Convention that the leader of the newborn United States should be an elective monarch for life unless impeached and with extensive powers. Hamilton believed that elective monarchs had sufficient power domestically to resist foreign corruption, yet there was enough domestic control over their behavior to prevent tyranny at home. This was resoundingly voted down in favour of the four year term presidential system.

What if Hamilton was taken seriously and the Convention voted in favour of a elective monarchy?
 
Then the states refuse to ratify it. Not going to get someone everyone can get behind, and many will refuse any chance of a king anyways. George Washington wouldn't want the job and if he took it it would be seen as a power grab since he was chairman. If he does take the job he gets no real pay, he has to use even more of his own money to look the part of a king, plus he dies even earlier than he did IOTL, which was two years after he left office. Having an elective monarchy does deal with the problems of him having no legal heir of course. Still, seems better to use a title like Doge or simply having them be President-for-Life.
 
Isn't it technically one anyway - just with the 'king' elected for a fixed period and not supposed to be hereditary (Bush I & Bush II)
 
In 1787, Alexander Hamilton argued in a long speech before that year's Constitutional Convention that the leader of the newborn United States should be an elective monarch for life unless impeached and with extensive powers. Hamilton believed that elective monarchs had sufficient power domestically to resist foreign corruption, yet there was enough domestic control over their behavior to prevent tyranny at home. This was resoundingly voted down in favour of the four year term presidential system.

What if Hamilton was taken seriously and the Convention voted in favour of a elective monarchy?
What if a king gets old ore unable to fulfill his role due bad health, would he still be king until he dies ore would he be impeached.
 
What if Hamilton was taken seriously and the Convention voted in favour of a elective monarchy?

Well, what did Hamilton exactly want?

1) A parliamentary system: An elective monarchy where the monarch holds de jure "extensive powers", but in fact his ministers rule and the monarch is little more than a figurehead?
2) A presidential system: An elective monarchy where the monarch holds extensive powers in law and in fact. He appoint and fires his ministers/secretaries at will and is the real head of the executive. He has the same powers as the current US President, but his powers aren't limited in time.

The first system would lead to a British-style regime and could work very well. The second case would lead directly to dictatorship - maybe a wise monarch like Washington could abstain from abusing his power, but I'm not so sure about his successors. Presidential systems tend to end in gridlock, coups and authoritarian regimes. The US is one of the only examples where a presidential system worked. Now imagine a presidential system with an even stronger president. This isn't going to end well.

In any case, I would like to see a source dealing with Hamilton's political thought. What was is objective?
 
Vice-Presidents are the best way to prevent the assassination of head of government.
So the theory is that a presidential candidate picks a person who is universally abhorred as their VP, so that no-one will want to assassinate them because they won't want the Veep taking over?
 
So the theory is that a presidential candidate picks a person who is universally abhorred as their VP, so that no-one will want to assassinate them because they won't want the Veep taking over?
It didn't work in the case of Lincoln, but Johnson was more appealing to the assassin. Though they did still send a gunman after him... And yes. Can't be America without a Vice President. Though maybe he is simply given the title of President of the Senate here.
 
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