And having that much inscrutable and unaccountable power would very quickly attract hundreds more untrustworthy individuals who would be tempted by the very fac

And having that much inscrutable and unaccountable power would very quickly attract hundreds more untrustworthy individuals who would be tempted by the very fact that the power could be abused. Once their capability became self-reinforcing, the number of very honest people in the government would trend towards zero.