> Rule by administrators (or bureaucrats) is just as opaque/unaccountable/corrupt

I don't agree. The division of power is most likely preferable. Otherwise the politician also become the beurocrat but way more arbitrary.

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nickff 3 hours ago | parent [-]

When the administrators/bureaucrats (whatever your preferred terms are) have very limited and defined powers, I agree they are different. When the administrative powers become wide-sweeping and ill-defined, the powers are difficult to differentiate from those of the politicians.

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albumen 3 hours ago | parent [-]

What you’re seeing is the result of the USA voting in a party and president that made it clear beforehand that they were going to install puppet civil servants to do their will. Most other developed countries have avoided this scenario.

	▲	kergonath 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It’s important that most of the civil service is staffed by permanent employees hired through a fair and well-defined process and not appointed for political reasons.