When you say "'they' focused their starting years making sure the government was tied down and decentralized," whom do you mean? The "Founders?"
Many of the men who played vital roles in incentivizing the split from the King became very concerned by the new Constitution. It would overthrow the Articles of Confederation, which was decentralized. In its place, the new constitution would lay the groundwork for a highly centralized, intrusive, all-powerful central government -- with an especially powerful Executive.
Some of my favorite patriots are the very men (and women) opposed to the Constitution -- men like Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, Sam Adams, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren, et al. They opposed for varied reasons, but most especially for the very thing it would create -- a king called "President" and power they just overthrew.
I voted for you, Kris.
When you say "'they' focused their starting years making sure the government was tied down and decentralized," whom do you mean? The "Founders?"
Many of the men who played vital roles in incentivizing the split from the King became very concerned by the new Constitution. It would overthrow the Articles of Confederation, which was decentralized. In its place, the new constitution would lay the groundwork for a highly centralized, intrusive, all-powerful central government -- with an especially powerful Executive.
Some of my favorite patriots are the very men (and women) opposed to the Constitution -- men like Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, Sam Adams, George Mason, Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren, et al. They opposed for varied reasons, but most especially for the very thing it would create -- a king called "President" and power they just overthrew.