Another option is, in addition to trustworthy elected officials, you can have some sort of independent oversight that isn't partisan and is independent of whoev

Another option is, in addition to trustworthy elected officials, you can have some sort of independent oversight that isn't partisan and is independent of whoever is in charge of the executive. The UK has something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Reviewer_of_Terrorism_Legislation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Reviewer_of_Terror...