When I think about it, Norm, it is a miracle that the system the Founders bequeathed to us actually has lasted 238 years.
It was a unique system, and considering that world history is littered with the stories of failed empires, kings and governments, it created the most powerful nation ever known to mankind.
Now, the question is, can it endure a tyrant?
Tyrant? No problem. The idiots living in it? Nope.