So the current prince of Kuwait is wise and benevolent. There is absolutely no guarantee that his son will be.
Not in the short term, but in the medium and long term, a people gets the government (or no government) that it deserves. "The cost of Freedom is eternal vigilance"
True.
It'll be up to the prince's way of raising his children.
But then, education of the young is probably what affects the success of every form of government.
Democracy is a superb idea in theory, in my opinion, but it's implementation is a bit lacking (Ok... VERY lacking in many aspects).
Personally, @kyriacos, I'll refrain from recommending the local populace to switch back to Monarchy here in France... I don't want them to overreact and start a new Guillotine trend ! (this is a Joke, just in case it isn't clear ;) )
From what I understood is that as long as there is money for everyone, everything runs smoothly.
Even if his son is evil, he can't undermine the court. In Kuwait,
So, if the evil son you speak of dissolves the parliament, the court will reverse his decision.
Checks and balances are robust in Kuwait.
Kuwait's checks and balances are better than that of UK, where the queen can theoretically block any or all actions of the government.
In "theory" checks and balances are extremely robust in many countries (ie. the United States). Unfortunately, in practice, unconstitutional activity is a constant and increasing phenomena.