[dcchambers]

> How can this ever be acceptable?

Because the only people capable of holding him accountable won't do it.

The system is broken. The US Government/Constitution depends too much on the assumption that people will do the right thing.

[whatshisface]

The failure relative to the original expectations seems to be that the other branches of government aren't fighting to retain their authority because the things they're being overridden to do align too well with what they would do themselves.