Posted on 05/28/2019 8:53:30 AM PDT by rktman
The concept of the rule of law is the bedrock of the U.S. Constitution. The founders agreed that for an orderly society to survive, we had to agree to a set of rules by which we would organize around, limit government power and create laws that would be evenly enforced and fairly applied. For the nearly 240 years our Republic has existed, these principles have stood the test of time. However, it is now eroding in ways previously thought unimaginable.
James Madison, who wrote the model that framed the U.S. Constitution, said, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.”
We are witnessing systematic chipping away at the adherence to written laws instead of working through the legislative process, courts of law or elections to challenge grievances.
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“it is now eroding in ways previously thought unimaginable.”
That was the first mistake. A loss of vigilance accompanied by complacency, even as the leftists began chipping away. And here we are. It’s rather heart breaking.
Yeah, what was once unimaginable to some is reality. Eternal vigilance was cast aside. Sadly.
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Too many on the right are now content to simply outdo the enemy at their own game - what I call the Rule of Skullduggery.
Winning that way will be shortlived.
It brings to mind the book by Robert Bork, slouching toward Gomorrah.
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