Mosiah 29:24
Mosiah tells the people that, knowing the things that can lead them to such destruction, there is no reason that they should leave the way open (or the system in place) that the people might have the chance to suffer those consequences. I had always thought of their system of judges being very similar to our government because it is chosen by the voice of the people. I notice one vital difference, we have a government designed to enact new laws, while their system was to be based solely upon existing laws that were known and proven to be consistent with the will of God.