>and is constrained by constitutional checks and balances. You can't go a decade of American history without some sort of "yeah that's F'ed up" thing happening

>and is constrained by constitutional checks and balances. You can't go a decade of American history without some sort of "yeah that's F'ed up" thing happening that was done with good intentions. Saying constitutional checks and balances prevent bad things from happening is like when the police say they investigated themselves. In reality the public needs to remain vigilant and press the issue.