"How can this possibly be legal?" I assume that every state mandates the separation of the legislature and the executive and this goes fundamentally against th

"How can this possibly be legal?" I assume that every state mandates the separation of the legislature and the executive and this goes fundamentally against that principle. So the courts, the third branch here, have to be willing to overlook this problem. So these actions become formally legal through the general corruption of two of the three branches of government? How is this possible? Basically, enough people fine common interest in allowing what would normally be illegal actions. Do some branches of government act illegally, immorally and self servingly? It is not entirely uncommon. All it takes is a self-serving coterie of people at the top. It goes away from embarrassment and/or some part of the cabal dropping out. (I am not a constitutional lawyer)