@drq But aren't people responsible for the government they've elected? Granted, most of the population are idiots in a classical sense (i.e. detached from the politics), but there's always a core electorate which attunes to the needs and ideas that need to be represented.

The problem isn't the judgement itself, but the choice of subject of that judgement. How can one be responsible for judging the government that came to power by undemocratic means? E.g. through the military coup or by "inheriting" from the tired ruler?