I think that's a bit harsh when you consider that they could have just set up another monarchy and made themselves the newest round of nobility or something. It

I think that's a bit harsh when you consider that they could have just set up another monarchy and made themselves the newest round of nobility or something. It was a cutting edge experiment in liberty at the time. You have a point about the government being set up to serve the wealthy and propertied, but that's likely true no matter which time period you live in.