It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution, in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another.
The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the Guardian of the Public Weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern; some of them in our country and under our own eyes. To preserve them must be as necessary as to institute them. If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way, which the constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation; for, though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed. - - Washington's Farewell AddressPosted by gerardvanderleun at October 25, 2014 1:52 PM
There are no bad politicians, until after they are elected.
You see, it is the system that is bad and creates the vortex through which almost all politicians become bad, with very few exceptions.
What is that vortex you ask?
Inaccountibility.
As it is there is very little in the way of accountability in the US gov't therefore the inaccountability is encouraged, not discouraged as it is in the private sector.
If a private business performed like the US gov't it would have failed long ago.
If the employees and employers lied to each other, stole from each other, and did very little in the way of honest production how long before the business would fail.
As long as people think they can vote newer and better people to "fix" a system that is inherently flawed the inaccountability will continue.
This is so obvious it is impossible for intelligent people to not be aware of it.
A vote for a politician into a flawed system is a vote against yourself.
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