I think the key difference is one of morality, imo, how the US works is on the basis of forgiveness, ie take action and then ask for forgiveness/forebearance/understanding, whereas the UK (and Europe by and large), works on the basis of seek permission first/before and then take action.
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So in the USA take risks, don't deliver what was promised, but then argue the toss afterwards is the default - and if one is rich enough, keep arguing the toss forever.
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If I was in charge, - and clearly we in Europe are not - transgresors of the law should pay for their transgressions to the full extent possible without any mitigating factors being admitted to diminish the penalty - it is one thing to unknowingly and accidenetly have transgressed, it is ir-redeemable to know, and yet still to have transgressed.
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How is it possible that a convicted criminal is commander & chief of any country, never mind the claimed core of democracy ?
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