> It is very difficult for either of these organs to abuse power without being met with a restriction. I think, as we have seen over the past ~40 years, it is

> It is very difficult for either of these organs to abuse power without being met with a restriction. I think, as we have seen over the past ~40 years, it is very easy for either of them to abuse power. On the other hand, it is very difficult for voters to implement legislation that improves the lives of everyday people in any meaningful way. That is really what the Constitution did. It created a complex system of government with veto points around every corner to, in the words of James Madison, "protect the minority of the opulent (wealthy property owners) against the majority (the plebs)". And this is certainly how it is currently functioning. I stopped romanticizing the constitution years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10#Background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federalist_No._10#Background