But if everyone were of equal power, we'd either have:

• no regulators, which means that everything in JJ2 could fall to pieces and no one would be able to do anything about it, because they don't have the power to do so.
• too many regulators, which would cause warfare to gain power over one another so but one would be known as Lord of the Game... or something. Or they'd just use their power in increasingly hostile ways agaisnt each other.

Simply put, the human race is a horrific species, always trying to one-up one another, whether in power, intelligence, wit, or otherwise. By power, I mean any kind: rank, ability, or just brute strength. If one was to make all of humankind equal to one another, it would cause even worse chaos then there already is. Imagine if every criminal there was had a car, a CB radio, a pistol, a nightstick, and whatever else the police had, including training. They'd be just as dangerous to the police as the police are to them.

Therefore, equal power is not a good thing. There must be increasing levels of power, and the one(s) at the top must control their subordinates, and those theirs, ad infinitum. Besides, it gives you something to work for, to try to get to the top. Or as high ranking as they possibly could.

Of course, that's just my opinion.