At least in the US, we have discovered an even more complex situation where many of our government organizational low-mid-low/high level leaders all lean left, same for judges, but then our supreme court leans right as well as high level leaders (appointed by right president). It's as off the extreme political polarization our nation suffers from has also manifested itself in our own institutions.

> are determined not by elected officials but by bureaucrats and judges/lawyers who it turns out are often on the same side

"Fixing" that is an awfully slippery slope towards dictatorship though.

The entire reason that system exists -- to preserve competence and skills in government despite political leadership change and to provide independent checks on elected officials' power -- is because of historical abuses by elected officials.

Ergo, I'm enormously suspicious of suggestions about tearing down the barriers to change...

... because those barriers exist for a damned good reason.

Imho, people should talk more about adjusting the balance in the system, but preserving all the independent components, and less about vilifying specific pieces of the balance of power.