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Biden never stood a chance, this was allowed to play out so we'd see what they'd do under this existential pressure.

The Founders Feared a Corrupt Government

Because the Founders believed that corruption was one of the gravest threats to our nation, they viewed anti-corruption measures as essential to preserving an enduring democracy.

•Reflecting common sentiment at the Constitutional Convention, George Mason warned his fellow delegates that “if we do not provide against corruption, our government will soon be at an end.” Thus, in drafting the Constitution, the Founders sought to ensure that “corruption was more effectually guarded against, in the manner this government was constituted, thanin any other that had ever been formed.” Alexander Hamilton explained that “[n]othing was more to be desired than that every practicable obstacle should be opposed to cabal, intrigue, andcorruption.”

•According to James Madison’s notes of the Convention, fifteen delegates used the word “corruption” more than fifty times, and corruption was a topic of discussion on almost a quarter of the days that the Convention was insession.

God bless America

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