...the law of the land so that some future President can't do the same damage that was done by Trump and his cronies. We discovered that too much of our system is based on the assumption that our representatives--particularly those in the Executive Branch--will generally act in good faith. Nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to Donald Trump and company--furthermore, we found out (the hard way) that it's also not true for about a third of the electorate who are unrepentant MAGA chuds.
We did have some early warnings: Nixon, Iran-Contra, Iraq-gate, and any number of lesser scandals. The problem is that we never prosecuted those cases to the fullest extent of the law, and no one really even got punished outside of a few "limited hangout" bad actors. And even most of those bad actors--like Ollie North--got pardoned anyway. For things to change, there have to be real consequences for crimes committed. They can't just keep getting away with it. 
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