The Rule of Law

[jp1]

So, it used to be the that the republican party were the "rule of law" party. Recently though the head of that party started routinely tweeted his disdain for the rule of law. The latest tweet-storm happened today when his campaign manager pleaded guilty and apparently agreed to cooperate with the prosecution. Apparently in the head of the republican party's mind if you committed a crime more than a few years ago that crime should be ignored. Because you must be a good person. Like a Nazi who ran someone over with his car. Or something.

The republican politician class responded with a yawn.

I'm curious. For all the conservatives among us is this an issue for you or have you given up your honor in the same way that your politician class has? And if you haven't given up your honor what are you doing? Wringing your hands like turtle face while doing absolutely nothing? Or something else?

[iris lilies]

Generally speaking, most laws should be taken seriously and if you do the crime, you do the time.

[Yppej]

Don't expect anyone up for re-election to develop a backbone. The few Republicans who speak up are retiring, and one is now dead.

[Tammy]

I read recently that there is an exodus of people from many evangelical churches because they can’t handle the fact that their church supports the Republicans at this point in our country‘s history.

[Alan]

I believe in the rule of law and expect justice to be blind when it comes to ensuring punishment fits the crime for those found guilty. I don't like it when politics enter the picture and removes the blindfold from Justitia's eyes in hopes she'll find a crime to justify the punishment politicians want to impose.

If you believe that's a stain on my honor, I respectfully submit you don't understand honor.

[JaneV2.0]

"Turtle face" is as complicit as sin.

"Find a crime?" It seems the DOJ has found scores of them--unless you think money laundering, racketeering, etc. is just business as usual.

[Teacher Terry]

Some people like my husband don’t watch the news or read it so are totally ignorant about what is going on. The rest are pretending it’s not really happening I guess.

[jp1]

I believe in the rule of law and expect justice to be blind when it comes to ensuring punishment fits the crime for those found guilty. I don't like it when politics enter the picture and removes the blindfold from Justitia's eyes in hopes she'll find a crime to justify the punishment politicians want to impose.

If you believe that's a stain on my honor, I respectfully submit you don't understand honor.

Indeed. The practically non-stop witch hunt on Hillary was certainly wearying and ultimately a huge waste of time and money.

[LDAHL]

I didn't vote for the man. I felt him to be insufficiently conservative and an obnoxious, duplicitous poltroon. However, that does not mean I feel ethically obligated to support a "resistance" which I see as equally unsavory.

i understand that in callout culture a smear is as good as an argument, but in the larger world there are those who don't recognize the superior authority of "you're either with us or against us" .

[frugal-one]

I didn't vote for the man. I felt him to be insufficiently conservative and an obnoxious, duplicitous poltroon. However, that does not mean I feel ethically obligated to support a "resistance" which I see as equally unsavory.

i understand that in callout culture a smear is as good as an argument, but in the larger world there are those who don't recognize the superior authority of "you're either with us or against us" .

wishy-washy

[iris lilies]

wishy-washy

Black and white thinker?

[LDAHL]

wishy-washy

I don’t see it that way. I think I have enough heart to dislike multiple versions of foolishness and enough brain to spot a false dichotomy when I see one.

[ToomuchStuff]

When I think Rule of law, I tend to think how we can/do have multiple laws for the same crime and you can be charged depending on their attitude, your attitude, and/or categories depending on what boxes are ticked.