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Once the citizen has been put at this peril  that is, brought into court before the lawyers  whether it shall lead to his actual ruin or no is again in the hands of members of the legal guild; the judge _may_ (it has happened), withstand the politicians (by whom he was made, to whom he often belongs, and upon whom his general position to day depends). ONCE THE CITIZEN HAS BEEN PUT AT THIS PERIL THAT IS BROUGHT INTO COURT BEFORE THE LAWYERS WHETHER IT SHALL LEAD TO HIS ACTUAL RUIN OR NO IS AGAIN IN THE HANDS OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL GUILD THE JUDGE MAY IT HAS HAPPENED WITHSTAND THE POLITICIANS BY WHOM HE WAS MADE TO WHOM HE OFTEN BELONGS AND UPON WHOM HIS GENERAL POSITION TO DAY DEPENDS
 depends negatively upon the Legal Guild. That is, so long as the lawyers support the politicians you have no redress, and only in case of independent action by the lawyers against the politicians, with whom they have come to be so closely identified, have you any opportunity for discussion and free trial. The old idea of the lawyer on the Bench protecting the subject against the arbitrary power of the executive, of the judge independent of the government, has nearly disappeared. You may, of course, commit any crime with impunity if the professional politicians among the lawyers refuse to prosecute. But that is only a negative evil. More serious is the positive side of the affair: that you may conversely be put at the _risk_ of any penalty if they desire to put you at that risk; for the modern secret police being ubiquitous and privileged, their opponent can be decoyed into peril at the will of those who govern, even where the politicians dare not prosecute him for exposing corruption.  MODERN IMPRISONMENT DEPENDS NEGATIVELY UPON THE LEGAL GUILT THAT IS SO LONG AS THE LAWYERS SUPPORT THE POLITICIANS YOU HAVE NO REDRESS AND ONLY IN CASE OF INDEPENDENT ACTION BY THE LAWYERS AGAINST THE POLITICIANS WITH WHOM THEY HAVE COME TO BE SO CLOSELY IDENTIFIED HAVE YOU ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION AND FREE TRIAL THE OLD IDEA OF THE LAWYER ON THE BENCH PROTECTING THE SUBJECT AGAINST THE ARBITRARY POWER OF THE EXECUTIVE OF THE JUDGE INDEPENDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT HAS NEARLY DISAPPEARED YOU MAY OF COURSE COMMIT ANY CRIME WITH IMPUNITY IF THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS AMONG THE LAWYERS REFUSE TO PROSECUTE BUT THAT IS ONLY A NEGATIVE EVIL MORE SERIOUS IS THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE AFFAIR THAT YOU MAY CONVERSELY BE PUT AT THE RISK OF ANY PENALTY IF THEY DESIRE TO PUT YOU AT THAT RISK FOR THE MODERN SECRET POLICE BEING UBIQUITOUS AND PRIVILEGED THEIR OPPONENT CAN BE DECOYED INTO PERIL AT THE WILL OF THOSE WHO GOVERN EVEN WHERE THE POLITICIANS DARE NOT PROSECUTE HIM FOR EXPOSING CORRUPTION
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