Government control?

they are ruled by amoral precedent and a peer situation where they are pressured to taking shady actions and playing party politics because everyone else is doing it. Congress has become a funny thing where pork barrel legislation and log roll voting embody the current status of politics being a bartering system where in order to do YOUR job you need to give something in return.

I agree, but just because it's the only thing you are allowed to do in order to be successful doesn't technically make it RIGHT. I'd almost prefer to get shunned by them, personally, but then, I don't have a charismatic character, a desire to be the center of attention, the will/ability to lead, or the motivation to make a positive impact on the world, I'd rather just complain that the ship is on fire when the fire extinguisher is right next to me.