Politicians are for recycling ethnic jokes. I know a great Newfie joke. I tell it about George and Jeb Bush.

Right!
I belong to the Society for Creative Anachronism. It is not, and never has been a democracy. Almost no officers are elected. Most are appointed by their predecessors. Abuse of authority is accepted. People look at you askance if you complain. The head of a local group is responsible only to the head of the regional group. We had a woman in charge of the local chapter who conducted little star chamber courts.
What stopped her, in the end was an election. We do elect our baron and or baroness. They have no real power, at least not in my barony, but candidates are nominated, and elected. Our star chamber lady didn't even get a nomination. She went away.