Yep. “How did democracy die?” No ody stopped it. “How did a dictator seize power?” Nobody stopped them. “How did they get away with clearly rigging the elections?” No ody stopped them.

None of mechanisms of government, designed explicitly to stop these things, is functional right now. If they do anything, it’s possible they will get away with it. You have the authority and power to do whatever you can get away with, at the most basic level.