1. There's a curious liberal cult of government prosecutors as political saviours of which Robert Mueller is the latest.
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When malapportionment & gerrymandering mean electeds have a total lack of electoral accountability, it's prosecutors or literal rebellion.
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3. We saw "prosecutorial liberalism" in action with admiration for Fitzgerald (during Scooter Libby case) & Walsh (during Iran/contra)
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4. Relatedly, the older liberal tradition of admiring defense attorneys (think of Clarence Darrow) has gone into abeyance.
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seems like a rationalization to allow liberals to hold onto delusion that there are inevitably consequences for violating "the rules"
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a delusion that lets them live in the "west wing" universe of genteel norms and avoid grappling with actually taking or wielding power
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In today's political climate, aren't courts our only hope for maintaining the rule of law?
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As if the legislative branch was an option, but please, do go on.
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It's called the "Rule of Law" and it has a good track record
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I doubt that there is a political solution in these days of hyper partisanship and quasi religious admiration of individuals.
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