This is the old "Rule of Law" vs "Rule of Men" question. In a Rule of Men system, you have to ask some gatekeeper for permission to do things. The gatekeeper w

This is the old "Rule of Law" vs "Rule of Men" question. In a Rule of Men system, you have to ask some gatekeeper for permission to do things. The gatekeeper will always ask for something in return for saying yes, one way or another.