I think the flaw there is in assuming that the corruption would first come from the corruption of the law. Thing is they did create a good system to protect the law, but they didn’t realize that’s only just kicking the ball down the road where then its the institutions which corrupt first.

How does a parliament fix gerrymandering?

China recognized long ago that all states falter after around 250 years, and that renewal is a natural part of human institution.

The biggest mistake of the founding fathers was to assume the permanence of our institutions was okay since checks and balances were instituted. Really all they do is delay the time between cycles of corruption.

I’m sure the free world will stick together till the bitter end