[Georgelemental]

The Founders actually did a really good job. The extreme level of separation of powers in the US (2 coequal legislative branches, presidency, Supreme Court and lower courts, all the state governments with their own divisions, local governments, etc) makes it really, really hard for one faction to fully dominate government, even today. This feature of the US is pretty much unique in the world, even among even democracies. But no system of government can be perfect, or protect against all eventualities without regular maintenance and upgrades. We've had three major overhauls so far: Civil War reconstruction, the New Deal, and the 60s civil rights movement. Arguably, we are due for a fourth.