However, [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely over the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reigns of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them up to unjust dominion. President George Washington Commentary: This is the way a dictator comes to power in any democracy whether as with Hitler or any Marxist State! The Constitutional system is overthrown and since the system no longer exists then a dictator rules for the options to legitimately elected government by the people no longer exists! The past and current attacks on our Constitution reflect the wisdom our Founding Father had in regards to the challenges future America will face to keep our freedoms and liberties! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com