Well, the "system" might be corrupt and idiotic, but remember that this process is run by the Democratic Party itself. If they wanted to implement a system without delegates and super-delegates and mega-ultra-plus delegates, they could do so next week without requiring any involvement by the Federal or State governments. (Short of informing the State governments who manage the ballots about the new rules.)
Keep in mind that what you're seeing in this article is a relatively small and independent part of "the system".