The reason why this election is making so many people crazy is that the checks and balances that used to be in place can now in most cases be casually ignored by the party in power. And oddly, Obama has contributed to this problem of undermining what was built into the political system decades ago.
The unfortunate thing here is I don't think either candidate will really care about any of this.. it's a dangerous and reckless situation all around. I tried looking around for some context.. this article is pretty on the ball if you ask me:
http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...hecks-balances