It seems that the only way to actually be able to give those officials any form of repercussions would be to actually sue the government for damages.
I sincerely hope that the affected parties do sue the government successfully.
I sincerely hope that the affected parties do sue the government successfully.
It still leaves the problem of zero repercussions for the officials involved.
Now, if the officials themselves could be personally sued...
I would really like to see immunity removed from government officials. The ostensible rationale for immunity is that you don't want government officials afraid that they'll be sued if the exercise discretion. But I that's exactly what you do want. If an official's actions can have a huge impact on people's lives, that official should feel that he'd better be right in his acts or that there will be repercussions for him personally -- just like in the private sector.
We don't allow officials to be sued for official actions for many, many reasons, not the least of which is that it would effectively render enforcement impossible.