The Late, Great Justice Antonin Scalia said it isn’t the Bill of Rights that keeps us free, it is Separation of Power.
Thank you much, PghBaldy, for the reference to Justice Scalia and his strong emphasis on the Separation of Powers in the Constitution.
You opened my eyes on the high importance of Separation of Powers.
I googled and found a terrific 1988 video roundtable on the Separation of Powers where Justice Scalia spoke for about 10 minutes.
It’s available on CSPAN and Scalia speaks at the 6:00 minute mark.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?5117-1/separation-powers-constitution