Absolute power corrupts absolutely. You know what happens when they go too far and get too oppressive. the Bolshevik revolution in 1917, the communist take over of China after WWII. Leaders having a healthy relationship with the people they represent is important for the stability of our country. To oppress the masses has never been a very healthy thing for elites to do. People can only be looked down upon so long before they start breaking things as history has shown us over and over and over...