Doctorow compares Starr to Joseph  Starr has shown us how a conscienceless, ideologically vindictive use of the investigative privilege can undercut the legitimacy of any duly elected American government.
Elected government can be undercut by an ideologically driven investigator.
mnli hypothesis: Elected government can be undercut by an ideologically driven investigator. premise: Doctorow compares Starr to Joseph  Starr has shown us how a conscienceless, ideologically vindictive use of the investigative privilege can undercut the legitimacy of any duly elected American government.