And you are just realizing this?
Government has been that way for a long time, but we're getting to a point now that the politicians and judges are not even making a half-assed effort to do some right things or even make a small appearance of honesty. They'll tell you to your face to go shove it. The courts won't touch them. What are you going to do, vote them out? Force them into retirement so that they can live in a big house with their millions of dollars acquired by fair means and foul and nothing to do but hang out in a country club, play golf, and go on trips to the Bahamas 4 times a year. Wow, that's real punishment. /rant off