>>>the founding father's formed a government, to govern the population<<<
and they gave us a constitution outlining how the government was to work
Laws, zab, constitutional laws
govern the citizens of the USA
Not a dictator issuing mandates
George Washington mandated smallpox inoculation for our revolutionary army. That was at a time when there were serious risks associated with inoculation.
If he hadn't done it, we'd probably all be Canadians today, and part of the Commonwealth.