Which would be the most desirable form of government to live under, I reaching out here, for radical change?

8, but only with a few tweaks, namely some campaign finance reform with real teeth! It would be fairly easy to do, though. Limits to total spending, no anonymously sourced PAC's and Superfunds. A candidate could spend whatever he took in up to the limit but would be required to identify each and every donor. Then people would find out who is really running the country. Add to that an absolute belief in the Constitution and the civil rights it guarantees, not the belief that the Constitution only counts if I can get it to back up what I want.