The assumption of this statement is that the government would be comprised of honest officials. When corruption goes deep into the different branches of government, there will not be any checks and balances.
Indeed. I am looking away from our government in Washington now. I have lost faith in it almost completely. I look to what is around me and I am working for its good. I am hoping that we can rescue some bit of prosperity from the crumbling of our republic, and I am looking for the coming of the Everlasting Kingdom
Lillie-Put 
The assumption of this statement is that the government would be comprised of honest officials. When corruption goes deep into the different branches of government, there will not be any checks and balances.
Indeed. I am looking away from our government in Washington now. I have lost faith in it almost completely. I look to what is around me and I am working for its good. I am hoping that we can rescue some bit of prosperity from the crumbling of our republic, and I am looking for the coming of the Everlasting Kingdom