I think the real thought exercise is how does one resolve this problem? What are the avenues to correct this? Seems like this is much more of a political problem to solve than it is a legal one.
Accountability is something we are lacking in this country at this point in time. What good are laws and ethical codes of conduct if they are not enforced and bad actors are even promoted? It starts with the executive branch committing to enforcement and shaking up captured agencies by appointing people who will enforce.
It starts with actual democratic representation, which means ranked choice voting and ending unfair and illegal election tactics like gerrymandering. If our only two options weren't always two turds that were chosen for us we could get real accountability.
