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Non-Tech : Martha Stewart -- Scourge or Scapegoat -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jrhana who wrote (75)	2/25/2004 7:40:14 AM
From: jrhana	Respond to of 165

Great summary here of theis whole episode-right out of Kafka <...the notion of an independent judiciary in a democracy is a myth. The judicial system is every bit as susceptible to the corrupting influence of the power, perks, and prestige that can accrue in the private sector. Martha Stewart was a likely target during a time when the popular opinion was agitated against highly controversial CEOs such as Ken Lay, Bernie Ebbers, Richard Scrushy, Dennis Kozlowski, and Stewart’s friend Sam Waksal. In the popular press, these are the scapegoats for the most recent recession who serve the purpose of drawing attention away from the role played by government policy in creating it. The Justice Department’s willingness to bring each man to court (and to denigrate the integrity of all CEOs in the process) was the source of much political capital, not to mention an ideal justification for increased budgets> mises.org