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Whatever power structure you try to create, men will try to control and corrupt it. The founding fathers thought splitting the power in 3 tri-force style would prevent it, but it's only been delayed.
You put a cpu in charge? They will go after the cpu. You don't allow access to the cpu? They will say it can't be trusted. (Like they're doing with scientists now) Or they put their own people in charge and lie about what the cpu is saying.
Whatever system you put in place, they will find a way around it. They will never stop, it's their nature. And even if you devise the perfect system, maybe something that hasn't been invented yet (like the internet) could bring it down.
I think the founding fathers also knew this, and it's why the 2A exists. They just underestimated the power of decades of brainwashing and conditioning.