the only reason this works is because the citizens are unorganized and unarmed.
if people gather in groups of tens of people to protect each other against the government there is no way they could throw anyone in jail.
That's how the US started . your right, the fools here in the US keep letting the congress screw us over and not be held account able for there actions.

but that's how it has been Thu out history one group takes over then later on they get greedy and forget why it was done to start with .