I keep getting the feeling that they are getting their cue, if you will, from Zero's 'admin'. Leading by example works for both good and evil, and when you have SO many branches of the Federal Government acting in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Rule of Law, it just has to have a 'trickle down' effect.
Yes, Government officials have been acting illegally and improperly since the beginning of time, but it just seems to me that we've had a particularly large spate of such activity during Zero's reign. Just as a military General who loses his mind and acts completely illegally and unprofessionally is not going to instill confidence or professionalism in his subordinates, so it also goes for the Federal Government.
Elections have consequences, and they can often be quite far-reaching.