So, What's so bad about BertieGate ?

"If you have enough money and are savvy about how you distribute it, today you can buy the legislation you desire, and you can seat the judges who will interpret that legislation and other laws"

The quote is from the Balkinisation blawg - would somebody please suggest a less ugly word ? - which I recommend to you (but it carries a blood-pressure warning). It refers to the position in the U.S.