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What the title says.
What would have to happen (starting from 1900 of course) to change USA to JUA?
Here are some details:
A law-obsessed country, death penalty is something common in every state, there aren't many prisons as the country's policy is "An eye for an eye...".
Thieves have their hands cut off, murderers are executed, etc.
This is also a country obsessed with political correctness, equality and tolerance (for example, racism is punished by many years in prison).
The President and Chief Justice is the same person.