Constitutional scholar??? Anyone who "thinks" and examines the facts can learn.
If you rely on others to tell YOU how YOUR Republic is run, well,... you will lose your Republic to THEIR interests and whims.
And that's EXACTLY what has happened. So, don't wonder why things are shitty.
YOU did that by not taking charge of YOUR duty to know and TRULY be informed.
YOU, as in the American people, are responsible for keeping YOUR government in check as final arbiter.
Otherwise, it's like playing a boardgame in which you (the 99%) don't know the rules and your game members ( the 1% who do) are flagrant liars and are setting you up. You are going to lose every time it really counts. (They may set you up with a few minor wins in order to knock you down bigtime.)
All of that information IS there for you to know. Being lazy or choosing NOT to exercise YOUR right to know is the fastest route to a shit hole of a set of conditions.