John Adams was sour and disputatious, and later as president would sign the Sedition Act cracking down on criticism of the government. Yet they laid out a set of principles, later codified in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, that transcended their flaws. Trump’s inexperience is unique; he is the only president never to have served in government or the military. The Founders, mindful of their own faults, ultimately designed a system to contain a rogue president. It’s a day to remember that our system, though vulnerable to a charlatan such as Trump, is robust and resilient.

Source: Washington Post July 03, 2017 23:48 UTC