"That is the one-sided plundering of the weak by the strong!"
"The law is rotten to the core!"
"Procedural justice is the intrinsic morality of the law."
Roosevelt's voice became incredibly solemn.
"Leo, you are now the Mayor, with the power to propose legislation and execute administrative actions."
"You can push to amend laws, you can lobby to repeal unjust laws, and you can even use the rules to attack your opponents."
"But you absolutely cannot trample on the law."
"If today you use your power as Mayor to grant him an exemption, to protect him, just because Luigi is one of your own, a resistor..."
"Then what's the difference between you and those corrupt judges who granted exemptions to Morganfield just because he was one of their own, one of their benefactors?"
The words struck Leo like a vicious slap to the face.
"Is the difference in your position? No. In the eyes of the law, there is no difference."
