Pardon? I'll cede that it bears little relevance to the proceedings here, but the notion that the government isn't subject to the whims of a single entity has

Pardon? I'll cede that it bears little relevance to the proceedings here, but the notion that the government isn't subject to the whims of a single entity has pretty effectively been debunked. Between the PATRIOT Act, the NDAA, etc., the Executive Branch has the authority to bomb you, kill you, or indefinitely detain you with zero approval or oversight from Congress.