You didn't say that there was no Code before 1917. You said that there was no canon law. Yes, there was. Nor was it only local law as you wrongly claim.
You are clearly incompetent in this matter. Archbishop Burke, on the other hand, is a Doctor of Canon Law, and his interpretation of the 1983CIC has also been officially upheld by the Holy See (which you continue to ignore). Why should we believe your inaccurate and false rantings against one of our shepherds? It's becoming increasingly obvious that you have very little, if any, respect for our holy mother the Church and for her pastors. Are you even Catholic?
***Are you even Catholic?***
Yes, I am. And it hurts when a bishop excommunicates himself from his flock.