Governments are created to control, so they strive to grab more control, by their nature. There may be no nefarious intent behind that tendency, or any intent at all. If something is made round, it will have a tendency to roll.
This is why systems of checks and balances were invented, separation of powers, press freedoms, the democracy itself: these are systems that actively prevent the government from grabbing more and more power, just because it can.
When the government is able to suppress or diminish the influence of these counterbalances, usually on the grounds of enforcing security and safety of the citizens, the process can escalate and end up in an authoritarian rule.
Such (attempts at) power grabs will always happen, and will.always need a push back. It's a dynamic balance, when a balance can be achieved at all.
This is why systems of checks and balances were invented, separation of powers, press freedoms, the democracy itself: these are systems that actively prevent the government from grabbing more and more power, just because it can.
When the government is able to suppress or diminish the influence of these counterbalances, usually on the grounds of enforcing security and safety of the citizens, the process can escalate and end up in an authoritarian rule.
Such (attempts at) power grabs will always happen, and will.always need a push back. It's a dynamic balance, when a balance can be achieved at all.