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Is there an anti-corruption principle in the Constitution?
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Why do they do it?
Corrupt?
=
Power as a possession
"In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.“
- Federalist #51
The need for a separation principle implies that there is an anti-corruption principle running through the Constitution.
“The Constitution was intended to provide
structural encouragements to keep the logic and language of society as a whole from becoming corrupt” (Teachout 2009, 353).
“...study of an attempt by a
group of extremely able
people to create a
constitutional structure
that would not collapse
under its own weight”
(Teachout 2009, 344).
The Framers had seen
corruption and were
afraid of it.
It will be more difficult for unworthy men to win election
and since voters are more free
they will gravitate to worthy candidates”
- Federalist #51
Is there an anti-corruption principle
in the Constitution?
“In a large republic there are men of large fortunes, and consequently of less moderation; there are trusts too great to be placed in any single subject; he has interest of his own; he soon begins to think that he may be happy, great and glorious, by oppressing his fellow citizens; and that he may raise himself to grandeur on the ruins of his country.”
- Antifederalist 14
Framers were
Macchivellian/
Lasswellian
Some fall prey to the paradox of power
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