Loyalty of the law-making power to the executive power was one of the dangers the political fathers foretold.
Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand, there is mortal enmity.
Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.
If people cannot limit government they will not for long be free.
Business is in itself a power.
Revolution in the modern case is no longer an uncouth business.