Talk:Princess Spike/@comment-145798-20150821160659/@comment-10390252-20150821171644

We know practically nothing about how Equestria is governed except that Celestia and Luna are co-heads of state. From Equestria Games, many fans have deduced that Equestria is probably a federation of semi-independent city-states such as Manehattan, Cloudsdale and the like. It is likely that each city has its own government that reflects its own culture - Ponyville's mayor is one good example.

If there is a layered governmental structure of this kind, then a unitary central congress would actually be a step backwards, adding an extra layer of bureaucracy to an already-smooth governmental system. It would also lead inevitably to power struggles between the central congress and the local governments over who has primacy.