Jefferson Prophesied

By now knowing my propensity to quote Thomas Jefferson you would expect me to dredge up this old Jefferson chestnut in light of our current politics: “It would be only a matter of time before the American system of government degenerated into an “elective despotism.” Warning our fledgling country’s citizens to take cautions to prevent it happening to our vulnerable Representative Democracy, our Republic. Prophecizing, public money, and public liberty, intended to be administrated collectively by our three branches of government to wind up in the hands of only one. The safeguards embodied in our constitution to prevent such a circumstance from happening have slowly and systematically been amended or eroded by those wishing us the same governance of our 

European brethren. The very government regimens that fostered our forefather’s emigration to the British colonies incited our independence that founded our nation. Here, near two hundred and fifty years later, we are in the throes of seeing his prophecy come to pass. I marvel at Jefferson’s foresight, cringe at the accuracy of his prediction.