The Founders were rightly concerned about having too much power vested in a strong leader. The flip side of this was a classic quote from the Mel Gibson character (Benjamin Martin) in The Patriot:
"Why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can."
6 posted on 03/01/2016 3:28:09 AM PST by Alberta's Child
(Bye bye, William Frawley!)