WI: Louis XVI doesn't restore the Parlements?

So most people who study the French revolution can agree that the French Parlements were one of the primary centers of opposition to any proposed reforms. In 1770-74 the Chancellor, Maupeou, tried to abolish the Parlement of Paris in order to strengthen the crown; however when King Louis XV died in 1774, it was restored. So what if Louis XVI decides to keep the Parlements suppressed. What difference, if any, would this make to the attempted pre-revolutionary reforms and the French Revolution itself?
 
Well, Maupeou, on leaving office, said "I have won for the king a battle he wishes to lose again." But I think the lack of the parlements might actually help (at least in the beginning).
 
Well, if the Maupeou reforms are not repelled by Louis XVI, it means that there will be no legal or "constitutional" checks to block royal reforms.

But that still does not guarantee you against another key factor of the french revolution : the personality of the king himself who was unable to stick to a decision.

The best solution is to have a completely different king.
 
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