You said the high burden of proof needed to prove criminal guilt is what prevents Trump from arresting his political opponents, but it literally doesn't do that. What it does, after they're arrested, is give them a potential pathway to regaining their freedom.
That's more "moving the goalposts" than what I said. You're intentionally missing my point by focusing so narrowly on my wording. The example I had in mind, was the 6 members of Congress that they just tried to arrest and charge with some form of treason, over that video they released reminding service members that they have the right to refuse illegal orders.
In the case of Abrego Garcia, that is actually another example of the system working...not the other way around. The Trump administration is trying as hard as possible to circumvent the law by denying his Constitutional right to due process, but so far, he has been able to not only fight back, but also to win.
We don't seem to have rights, we have a system of privileges that can be revoked if the wrong people get elected.
That's all that "rights" are. That's literally the reason why it's so important to put the right people in charge. If we let our guard down too often, or even just at the one wrong time...we risk losing everything. Our rights and freedoms are something that we have to fight to maintain every single time there's an election. And not just when it's the president. State and local elections are probably even more important.
If we let the wrong people take power, it isn't because the system failed us...it's because we failed to use the system the way it was intended.