28 Feb 2024 10:59 am
As the American Bar Association explains, “The rule of law functions because most of us agree that it is important to observe the law, even if a police officer is not present to enforce it. Our agreement as citizens to obey the law to maintain our social order is sometimes described as an essential part of the social contract.”
But what happens when government lets down its side? The U.S. Supreme Court has warned us about this repeatedly.
“There can be no free society without law administered through an independent judiciary,” the high court ruled in a 1947 case. “If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny.”
Locke himself warned about this; “where there is no law, there is no freedom.”
Our two-tiered justice system is a far greater threat to our democracy than Trump or any size basket of deplorables.
“Political prosecutions are a danger, but so is overcharging by ambitious, media-savvy prosecutors whose main interest is their own advancement and notoriety,” added The Washinton Post’s Willick. “Americans might need to worry more about the propensity of prosecutors to deprive the public of honest services when they stretch the limits of the law.”
Gov. Hochul tried to soothe her state’s business community with assurances that other real estate developers need not worry about receiving the Trump treatment. But it’s tyranny when our liberty relies on the whims of a government official.
Politicized Prosecutions Are A Warning Shot For All Americans (thefederalist.com)
But what happens when government lets down its side? The U.S. Supreme Court has warned us about this repeatedly.
“There can be no free society without law administered through an independent judiciary,” the high court ruled in a 1947 case. “If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny.”
Locke himself warned about this; “where there is no law, there is no freedom.”
Our two-tiered justice system is a far greater threat to our democracy than Trump or any size basket of deplorables.
“Political prosecutions are a danger, but so is overcharging by ambitious, media-savvy prosecutors whose main interest is their own advancement and notoriety,” added The Washinton Post’s Willick. “Americans might need to worry more about the propensity of prosecutors to deprive the public of honest services when they stretch the limits of the law.”
Gov. Hochul tried to soothe her state’s business community with assurances that other real estate developers need not worry about receiving the Trump treatment. But it’s tyranny when our liberty relies on the whims of a government official.
Politicized Prosecutions Are A Warning Shot For All Americans (thefederalist.com)