Well... A republic is the People selecting Others (from a pool driven by money) who listen to the People, and then do what They want - or what They're paid to do.
In theory, without money, a republic is better than a demo(n)cracy, where it's two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner, but not much better.
Far better would be a solutocracy, and especially when the need to account for Our energy added into a system is removed.
Solutocracy – A Way to Govern (article): https://peakd.com/informationwar/@amaterasusolar/solutocracy-a-way-to-govern
Accounting For the Energy We Add (article): https://peakd.com/informationwar/@amaterasusolar/accounting-for-the-energy-we-add
Love always!