Prison Vs. Government

Perhaps you've heard of Igor Panarin.  He's a Russian "scholar" who predicts the U.S. will collapse into six separate states by 2010.  I think his reasoning is questionable at best but something he said struck me.  Among other things, he pointed to the number of people in the prison system as proof of the moral decline of America.

I think it's quite the opposite.  We are a nation ruled by law.  That means if you break the law you go to jail.  Unless, of course, you get to head the Treasury and run the IRS.  My argument is the more criminals that aren't in jail and are in Washington, the more quickly will come our demise.