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of course parallel Tamm's, and they can be replicated over and over again throughout the so-called "justice system." The problem is endemic to the system.
Replacing some of the honchos doesn't fix a broken, thoroughly corrupted, and politicized system intended and used for the enhancement of the authoritarian/autocratic executive.
I see so many expressions of "hope" that Obama (The New Autocrat) will do something about this. Of course he will. But what he will do, more than likely, is adapt this broken, corrupted and politicized "justice system" to his and his regime's particular needs and requirements which don't necessarily have anything to do with Upholding the Law and Applying It Equally.
If anything, there is more rationale now for an autocratic system ruled by ukase and decree -- rather than a constitutional self-governing one ruled by law -- than during the Bush years. The Crisis State that Obama is inheriting is on the verge of -- or is actually -- imploding on many fronts simultaneously. Just prioritizing the Catastrophe the Nation faces calls for an autocrat rather than a democrat (which is one reason why ancient democracies often turned to "temporary dictators", eh?) to get through the troubled times ahead to say the least.
So I don't see any real reform any time soon. I see perpetuation of whatever enhances the autocratic executive (much as Cheney, the Dark Lord, has predicted) and elimination of pretty much everything else.
