Phil Thane ✅ on Nostr: All my life I've been hearing how marvelous the US constitution is with it's clever ...

All my life I've been hearing how marvelous the US constitution is with it's clever 'checks and balances' that prevent any branch of government becoming over-mighty. It was all bollocks wasn't it? It seemed to work as long as you elected politicians who were prepared to go along with the lie but as soon as someone and his party faithful decided to ignore it you had no means to enforce it. Now what you going to do?