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Me, still waiting for those "checks and balances" to kick in:
Edit: this comment hit a lot of nerves and I'm not entirely sure why lol
I'm sorry, did you meant the "checks and balances" that will be cashed for lobbying against the common interest of citizens? /j
Reminder, the framers were imperfect products of their time, many of whom owned slaves, suggested landowners be the only class allowed to vote, and created a flawed document that, while ahead of its time a quarter millenia ago in the age of gunpowder muskets and speed of horse communication, blue screened windows 95 style a long time ago in the face of modern scale and structural societal change.