The American founders were aware of human nature and they understood the tendency towards tyrants securing public offices, positions of power. This is why the Founders worked so hard to craft a self- regulating system of governance (complete with just about every “ check and balance “ they could devise) — and then to both limit the federal govt’s powers ( to 18 enumerated activities) and on top of it all, to attach a Bill of Rights to further protect the individual citizen. It’s a real shame the Current regime has such contempt for our “exceptional” American Constitution. It was certainly the best effort in human history to craft a nation where the govt served the citizen, and not the other way around.
Not enouch check and balances in the Franklin original: should have at least defined “natural born citizen”.