[Steely Tom]

There is ALWAYS something extremely selfish and personal behind it, always... It is human nature. And THAT is the envelope and wrapper behind it all that always holds true... Human Nature that cannot be changed. It is the ultimate and final Occam’s Razor factor that dictates everything.

And the Founders knew that, and tried to create a system that could compensate for it. They didn't fight it, or pretend it didn't exist. They tried to balance it with another aspect of human nature.

Thomas Sowell said: “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”

[Openurmind]

And because of human nature rule one we have even screwed up what they tried to put in place. Had we just left it alone we would be fine. Now it is all just garbage that has been thrown out to satisfy rule number one.

Human nature ALWAYS wins over morality and common sense.