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Quite the opposite. The founders knew leaders would be unethical, so they designed a system to divide power amongst the branches of the federal government and t
by leereeves 1y ago
Quite the opposite. The founders knew leaders would be unethical, so they designed a system to divide power amongst the branches of the federal government and the states. Unfortunately, the leaders have been slowly eroding those divisions over time, consolidating power in the federal government and the imperial Presidency.
- cmurf 1y agoThe founders understood power. Their solution to monarchy was polyarchy, defined by a written constitution. A contract. Law. A republic is an empire of laws, not of men. And the oath of office, 5 USC 3331, is to support and defend the Constitution. Not a person.
- jfengel 1y agoIf you have no ethics, an oath of office is meaningless. Ultimately, men enforce the laws. They are only as rigorous as the enforcers decide to make them.