Count Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf Von Zeppelin on Nostr: iirc there were a number of safeguards built in (that have all been removed or ...

iirc there were a number of safeguards built in (that have all been removed or ignored):

u.s. senators were originally appointed by state govts, not popular elections

taxes were apportioned (paid by state govts to the federal), rather than direct income taxes

no standing army (lol)

money defined as gold & silver coins (no central bank)

tenth amendment