Sure there is... to increase the power of the state over the sheeple. To make a political point (destroy the "conservative" voice). To employ cops, judges, lawyers, prison employees. To punish Rush for possesion of gov't-unapproved intoxicants. To punish his conspiracy to obtain those intoxicants. To perpetuate a war on the people & their liberties 100 years old and still going strong.
Rush probably has too much money to see the inside of a jail, but they'll get a lot of that money from him before it's over & it'll provide a good lesson to the sheep: "if we can take down someone like Rush, just think what ewe can do to you!"
You are absolutely, 100% correct. I could not have said it better.
See post number 25 for my remakrs about the issue of liberty concerning Rush Limbaugh's predictament.