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The law is a ass
A year or so ago on your old blog, I posted a link to an article which detailed how, under Pinochet, the Chilean judiciary and supreme court found ways to pervert the interpretation of its existing laws to achieve most of the objectives sought by the dictature.
I used this example to claim that in fine the law means only what those in power say it means, no more, no less.
While I believe Bush himself will leave in 2009, I am concerned that "regime" (should I say the nomenklatura?) will find new unprecedented "legal" ways to retain its power.