Of Laws and Not Men
Contempt for the law is perhaps one of the worst grievances for a society that prides itself on adhering to the rule of law. But contempt has none the less become a hallmark of this administration. War, indefinite detention, treaty obligations, torture, all have been claimed as the sole authority of this unitary executive and any laws that attempt to regulate them are to be ignored.
When men are no longer bound by the law, that is the very definition of tyranny. What sycophants like Cheney, Chertoff and Gonzales advocate is not a country of laws but of men. Men whose rule is no longer subject to the restraints placed on society by others far more knowledgeable of life under tyranny.
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When men are no longer bound by the law, that is the very definition of tyranny. What sycophants like Cheney, Chertoff and Gonzales advocate is not a country of laws but of men. Men whose rule is no longer subject to the restraints placed on society by others far more knowledgeable of life under tyranny.
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