Describing the US as a country of laws is a little funny. The mere existence of laws does not imply much.
Your examples are even weirder. How would such malfeasance justify clandestine observations? That is clearly disproportional, thus unethical.
Claiming governance structures were "baked into" institutions is pure hopium. Democratic oversight means, there must be transparency enabling you as a citizen to detect and react to misconduct, at least by proxy.
The "free press" isn't free to report and investigate such subpoenas, obviously.
Your examples are even weirder. How would such malfeasance justify clandestine observations? That is clearly disproportional, thus unethical.
Claiming governance structures were "baked into" institutions is pure hopium. Democratic oversight means, there must be transparency enabling you as a citizen to detect and react to misconduct, at least by proxy.
The "free press" isn't free to report and investigate such subpoenas, obviously.