This is has always been the glaring issue with pure democracies.

That’s why constitutional republics were created. It’s supposed to be a counter to the negative side of democracy. The constitution is supposed to be continuously updated and refined with the changing needs of the Republic.

FYI the last constitutional amendment to the U.S. was in 1992. That is 34 years ago. Unless something changes radically in the next few years, historians will refer to that date as when the U.S. Constitution died.

It’s made some pretty significant additions lately that makes it a viable replacement for Nova.

The U.S. military was “effective” because:

After losing in Vietnam they never picked on a country that teeth to bite back.

They had allies that would follow them into their shit stirring and fill in the gaps in their support structure.

Had semi-qualified and only moderately corrupt military leadership.

This year they picked a fight with someone that could bite back. Pissed off their allies with trade wars. Installed extremely corrupt and incompetent leadership.