There’s a very good book, The Founders’ Coup, that discusses exactly how much of the US Constitution was designed purposefully to remove democracy. And while that had one expression in the 18th century (rich land and slaveowners), in the 21st century it’s just oligarchy when you remove democratic constraints.
How’s that working out in practice?
Like everything else that relies on self restraint and toothless norms
Exactly.
There’s a very good book, The Founders’ Coup, that discusses exactly how much of the US Constitution was designed purposefully to remove democracy. And while that had one expression in the 18th century (rich land and slaveowners), in the 21st century it’s just oligarchy when you remove democratic constraints.