Yes, over history the promises of centralized government controlled utopia has been the mechanisms for the authoritarians to obtain power. Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Chavez, Putin, Castro, The Kim’s, XI, Mao… it goes on an on.
The founders really did a heckuva job trying to prevent all the perils of a small consolidated wealthy ruling class of elites. I’m not sure it will make it 250 years but it had a great run.