Makes me think of the latter part of this quotation: "But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either a

Makes me think of the latter part of this quotation: "But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist." - Lysander Spooner (emphasis mine) Resilient systems have to align incentives such that they work whether or not everybody has enough good will or agreeability to play along. 250 years isn't a bad run. Maybe the next Constitution can iterate and fix the incentive alignment.