“There are more than three balances of power ( congress, the administration, the courts). There are really **six**!...
4.Honest elections and the people’s will to elect competent and honest representatives.
5.The military and their loyalty and oath to defend the Constitution.
6.The Second Amendment.”
Consider adding a seventh: Right to a Trial by Jury.
That one has been watered down too. No right to trial by jury on quite a few exceptions.