Although Gangster-Governor Rod Blagojevich hasn't been indicted yet, let alone faced a trial, it's likely that the Blago case will be studied by legal scholars decades from now.
Cornell law professor William A. Jacobson takes another look at the Blagojevich scandals, and brings in RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
The campaign fund of Blagojevich's predecessor, George Ryan, was charged and eventually convicted under the RICO act.
Looking as a layperson at the Ryan and Blago scandals, the breadth of Blagojevich's graft is far exceeds Ryan's misdeeds, although it's important to mention that no one has died because of the Chicago Democrat's corruption.
While the Kankakee Republican was serving as Illinois' secretary of state, nine people died as a result of accidents caused by truck drivers who obtained commercial driver's licences after paying bribes to secretary of state officials.
In his 2003 inaugural address, Blagojevich told Illinoisans, "I will govern as a reformer."
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