Is the United States a Democracy or a Police State?

In a democracy elected officials control the police..  In  a police state, the police can tell elected officials what to do.   In a democracy elected officials can fire police leaders.   In a police state police leaders cannot be fired by the officials the people have  elected to supposedly run the government.   

'In a police state Gestapo like police may terrorize political figures by invading their homes in the middle of the night like Robert Mueller did to .Paul J. Manafort.  In a police state KGB like police may plant spies in political organizations like the Department of Justice did to Donald Trump.

Those who talk about the rule of law sometimes forget the most important of our laws are devoted to preventing misuse of the police powers to  harass and intimidate political figures.  One of the most important of these protections is the requirement that those making accusations be identified so the accused can challenge the charges.   The accused may know that the accuser is likely to lie.   Basing an investigation of a political candidate on an anonymous source violates the spirit if not the letter of this constitutional protection.

The most important of our laws is the United States Constitution.  Article 2 of the United States Constitution states:  " The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America."

The Constitution does not allow sharing of power with the Attorney General, the FBI Director or any other law enforcement official.   Article 2 prohibits any law enforcement official from interrogating a president or trying to indict one.  Such an action would be equivalent to an attempt to overthrow the government.   Allowing the sharing of power would take away the people's power to control law enforcement,