I just finished watching the Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution. There is a brief passage regarding the creation of the Constitution’s checks and balances of the three branches (executive, legislative, and judicial) that I believe stunningly relevant today.
“In a delicate balance that each was made to check the others, to ensure against overreach that could result in tyranny. They feared that a demagog might incite citizens to betraying the American Experiment.”
“Alexander Hamilton was concerned an unprincipled man might mount the hobby horse of popularity and throw things into confusion. In a government like ours, no one is above the law.”
(With the help of Thomas Paine): These are STILL the times that try men’s souls …
Bob Bourke
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