The only opportunity to keep elected officials accountable from a normal citizen point of view is to vote them out; and very damning stories get memory holed fr

The only opportunity to keep elected officials accountable from a normal citizen point of view is to vote them out; and very damning stories get memory holed from corporate news organizations all the time. Otherwise, as we have seen with multiple hearings and official inquiries, elected and non-elected government officials are immune from consequences. Wikileaks did the right thing timing their release right before people are making their final decision when casting the ballot.