letting family members sit in for dead senators is just monarchy logic im appalled that this has even happened before
Each state gets to decide how their state is represented in Congress
This has been a common method for a long time in some states
The idea is that a Senator's sibling/spouse/parent/child knows their intentions and policies better than a political rival or a random person would. It's a pretty good way to prevent political assassinations tbh
To be clear:
It is still monarchy logic.
You are still advocating for monarchy logic.
It also does not prevent political assassinations, At All, because what you are describing is a hereditary oligarchy which has historically actually led to MORE assassinations, since now the assassins know exactly who will be getting into power which gives them the opportunity to groom a replacement and then assassinate the current guy.
That is the Literal Exact Motivation for almost all political assassinations in the previous 12,000 years of post-Neolithic Revolution societies. You have precisely identified the most potent, reliable motivator for political assassination. It's actually driving me insane how specifically accurate that is.
