[Malynda]

Originally Posted by seashore

What safeguards would bring this about?

We the People. We are not entirely without fault. We need to know our rights and stand up for them.

"At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powel anxiously awaited the results, and as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the long task now finished, asked him directly: "Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic if you can keep it" responded Franklin."