And yet, none of what you just said has actually ever happened. It took only Washington's 1st term for [them] to take over. Hell, HE WAS ONE OF [THEM] FROM THE FUCKING BEGINNING!! Yes, he and the other Founders had the best of intentions, but it was still all about [them] from the beginning.  Always has been. The difference between then and now is speed of info dissemination and ease of access to public records.