This seems right, except bacteria are not governed or altruistic. I have to point out, that the Rule of Law says, you can't always get what you want. But, you can get what you need, if you try sometimes.
Your "destruction of the earth", however, is my "progress for mankind". Our Big self-rule Magic takes all the view points and only requires a willingness to accept the outcome without much bloodletting. Of course, there are laws about that, also.
The ROW has to do it's own bloodletting as it comes to understand some level of the Magic. We must referee, for our own safety. And I don't think the magic is for everyone to understand. Not at this stage of political evolution.
My point is, there was nearly the end for the US, but we won, WW2. The dirty little secret, is we almost lost it, several times, before we were even in it. And after that it was so bad, I can point to several pivot moments outside of the real danger. Hitler was going to Nuke us.
So, today, as it stands, no one, in his right mind would set up a govt, like the US. And we won't allow it, IAC. Parliaments is all, with or without a Constitution. None for England or Australia, for example. We elect a govt of us, for us, by us. Is it really a wonder it seems like Magic?