...from 1788. Thomas Jefferson writing about the ratification of the Constitution, and his concerns:
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground...Our jealousy is only put to sleep by the unlimited confidence we all repose in the person to whom we all look as our president. After him inferiour characters may perhaps succeed, and awaken us to the danger which his merit has led us into. For the present, however, the general adoption is to be prayed for, and I wait with great anxiety for the news..."
It is clear he was concerned, as were many, with limiting the power given to the Federal Government, and specifically to the President. His fear appears to have been assuaged by the leader that was George Washington.
Inferiour character matters...
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America is great because we seem to be able to muddle through despite skullduggery, incompetence and foolishness in high office. No matter what, there are makers, fakers and takers. That a great people can select such boobs to lead them speaks poorly of us.
Sometimes I think that Dolphins are smarter than people. Within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
And sometimes I feel as though we would have better off to have elected Flipper President instead of Obama. At least Flipper would operate under the theory of "do no harm".
Hybrid Theory: We set Barak lose in the Straits of Hormuz looking for mines?
There are still a lot of unexploded mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo too...
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