Before becoming the matriarchal dictator of Equestria, Twilight didn’t know what powers her honorary title meant in literal terms.
 
Although, to be fair the “princess of friendship” was a title that supposedly didn’t exist before it was bestowed upon her by her mentor. But it gave her no genuine authority over other ponies, aside from being judge, jury, and executioner to Equestria’s criminals. Wherein she was allowed to give nonhomocidal criminals 10 consecutive life sentences, with no possibility of parole, in an inhumane prison that allowed no movement or social interaction (the moon, statue paralyzation, and tartarus). And nopony questioned her right to do so.
 
Personally I’d very much like to overthrow the Equestrian Theocracy and replace the current government with a democracy that allows everyone to have a voice and think for themselves. It would certainly cut back on the cruel and unusual punishment we give our criminals, even if said criminals are immortal they have rights too, and depriving their minds of any sort of stimulation, will cause them to slowly lose their minds.