Sorry, but as someone who originally comes from a largely corrupt third world country, this sounds like a case of institutionalized corruption to me. Why is th

Sorry, but as someone who originally comes from a largely corrupt third world country, this sounds like a case of institutionalized corruption to me. Why is the Attorney General an elected official anyway? You would think members of the judiciary would be either elected from amongst themselves or appointed by the executive, but direct election seems to open the door to a raft of opportunities to pander to your campaign contributors' interests. And this is not even considering the load of indirect kickbacks that candidates could be getting - club memberships, admission to selective schools for their children, spots on company boards, etc.