Jefferson: “If the three powers [i.e., legislative, executive, and judiciary] maintain their mutual independence of each other, our government may last long; but not so if either can assume the authorities of the other”
We were just at Liberty Hall in Philedelphia. Those guys sure got it right - they (and we) were blessed. Had the Supreme Court in one building (the old City Hall iirc), and the Congress was in another building. The house on the first floor, the Senate on the second floor. (”Lower” and “Upper” chambers).
But - as Ben Franklin said - “A Republic if you can keep it.”
And yes - some of the first Presidents DID want and probably got more power than was anticipated. Of course FDR was perhaps the worst.
Now I imagine it is the Supreme Court that has way more power than what the Founding Fathers imagined.
The park service woman made a point of how women were left out of the process. (Voting, etc.) She made about three or four comments regarding it, and implied that the Declaration and Constitution were “flawed”. I didn’t tell her, but in my mind the Constitution worked the way it was supposed to. As new things come up, the people of this nation can change the way things are done - legally and through the rule of law and government.
The Constitution works!