Well, Cicero is not so different from the American founding fathers, who certainly didn't trust the common folk to make decisions -- I think it a bit unfair the way some disparage the one yet venerate the others (though, of course, you don't find too many among the camp of anti-Ciceronians who are also worshippers of the founding fathers). He's a lot like Hamilton in many respects -- had lots of great ideals, really believed passionately in what he said (I think, anyway), but also was very pro-aristocracy. He's a 3D person, flaws and good.
But, anyway, if we're doing consuls we surely need Cato the Elder. He could have an ability -- "Carthago Delenda Est", makes it more likely to successfully convince his friends to go to war against a civ (or, upon successful destruction of an enemy capital, it turns into a salt mine...).