As so accurately noted by Dr. Larry Aarn of Hillsdale College (in, if memory serves, in his excellent book, The Founders' Key), so much, if not most of this damage and tyranny is conducted not by politicians, but by unelected bureaucrats. This was clearly exposed throughout the recent Fauci Flu debacle.
Cheers!
Well obviously the question becomes how to prevent this phenomenon. Because it has played out over and over, and always the same way. “Civil service” reforms made political patronage go away. While it had its faults it was a direct feedback mechanism linked to the citizenry through voting.
I guess, way before my time, if the presidency changed parties in an election year and it went to the Republicans, your town would get a new postmaster appointed by him, that kind of thing.
It’s just weird to see a country that has spent more money on government agencies and departments and administrations and has more legislation and laws and US code and regulations and directives, and is completely falling apart because nobody can be bothered to the simple stuff. Simple ain’t always easy, but they signed on to the job. Weaponized government by bureaucracy is a lot easier, I guess. Pays the same.