re: #159 retired cynic
A good comment from that opinion piece:

Michael Todd
South Burlington, VTDec. 2
Times Pick
Kurt Godel, the greatest logician of the 20th century, while
studying for his U.S. citizenship hearing, found a disturbing
fact: On December 5, 1947, Einstein and Morgenstern accompanied Gödel to his U.S. citizenship exam, where they acted as witnesses. Gödel had confided in them that he had discovered an inconsistency in the U.S. Constitution that could allow the U.S. to become a dictatorship. Einstein and Morgenstern were concerned that their friend’s unpredictable behavior might jeopardize his application. The judge turned out to be Phillip Forman, who knew Einstein and had administered the oath at Einstein’s own citizenship hearing. Everything went smoothly until Forman happened to ask Gödel if he thought a dictatorship like the Nazi regime could happen in the U.S. Gödel then started to explain his discovery to Forman. Forman understood what was going on, cut Gödel off, and moved the hearing on to other questions and a routine conclusion.

Unfortunately, the judge cut Godel off and the flaw in the constitution was not pursued.