Publicly sure. I assume it’s always been this way though. And I’m more concerned about the ones we’re unaware of.
Then you're misreading history. You have to go back to the age of the robber barons to find private individuals with the power to shut down the government [1].
[1] https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-congress-bipartisan-dea...
Publicly sure. I assume it’s always been this way though. And I’m more concerned about the ones we’re unaware of.