Schemes to subvert the liberties of a great community require time to mature them for execution. An army, so large as seriously to menace those liberties, could only be formed by progressive augmentations, (OR, by the forming of supposed 'Civil' Law Enforcement 'Agencies' and 'Bureaus', whom are becoming increasingly more 'Military' in nature and tactics, rather than a 'standing Army' - 'The Bain of Liberty'. Thus carrying out the subversions by use of a 'back-door' methodology); which would suppose, not merely a temporary combination between the legislature and executive, but a continued conspiracy for a series of time. Is it probable that such a combination would exist at all? Is it probable that it would be persevered in, and transmitted along through all the successive variations in a representative body, which biennial elections would naturally produce in both houses?
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- Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 26
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