separation of powers is supposed to save the democracy. This is something the founding fathers did not imagine.

And never one this practiced and wily at corruptness and the use of power to achieve personal gains.

It IS "a very, very serious situation". One I'm not sure we (the opposition) are capable of dealing with. Republicon dirty pool has become what appears to be an accepted practice in America -- and they have mastered the art and have the Grand Master Con-Artist at their helm.

Frankly, I'm worried.

they knew what they were doing was wrong and tried to hide it. Now, it's blatant, in your face, kind of corruption. There doesn't seem to be any fear of being held accountable and I believe that is coming from the top down. Twitler has gotten away with shady deals his whole life so why shouldn't they do the same thing. I've heard that integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching. Well, everyone is watching and they aren't even trying to do the right thing or making a serious effort to hide the wrong they are doing.

but with a complicit, abetting, disingenuous and treacherous Republican Congress. A vicious double whammy against our laws, Constitution, and democracy.

Hard for me to judge. There was some serious corruption during and after the civil war. Also, one really has to view what happened during Andrew Jackson's admin. And I have to say, I don't think the Iran-Contra thing gets nearly the attention it deserved. There was an active attempt to set up a true "deep state" or otherwise extra-governmental arrangement and in the end we don't really know if they succeeded or not.

But the threats were domestic, not foreign threats colluding with our leaders.

Kakistocracy is a term meaning a state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was first coined by English author Thomas Love Peacock in 1829, but was rarely used until the 21st century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy

I'd love to find it and play it everywhere.