What's the big deal about the rule of law?
It is fundamental to democracy as we have known it. Here is why. It is as close as one can get for judgments resulting in penalties or jail to be based on some neutral standard as opposed to what an autocrat edicts as a rule, using law to benefit him and putting those who oppose him at a disadvantage. The organization formed by Judge Luttig is to be lauded by those who understand that, and it is feared by wannabe dictator Donald Trump, who plans to abuse it to keep himself in power if he gets a second term by replacing the interpreters and enforcers with those pledged to be loyal to him, not to the Constitution.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/21/anti-trump-conservative-lawyers
"Trump wants to use the Justice Department to take vengeance on his political adversaries.".. In an interview with Univision, he declared" he could, if someone challenged him politically, have that person indicted," ‘That’s insane’: CNN panel on what Trump said he would do if re-elected (msn.com)
What is important is that both conservatives and liberals support the concept and fear a Trump second term.
From the left: How Right-Wing Groups Are Plotting To Implement Trump’s Authoritarianism – Mother Jones
https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-rule-of-law-is-the-only-thing
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