The power is still there, as is the abuse. It just belongs to the government at that point. If anything, it is even worse then, since before we nominally had

The power is still there, as is the abuse. It just belongs to the government at that point. If anything, it is even worse then, since before we nominally had two entities with slightly different aims, and potential for a clash. Once it is all under the same umbrella, there is no longer even the appearance of checks-and-balances.