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In many respects the rule of law was broken long ago through judicial activism.

The whirlwind we face today is an inevitable outcome from the consequences of those choices.

There are specific components required by a rule of law which are not met. It was conceded by past generations that still hold political power today as a cohort.

Edit: Do feel free to not believe me and in doing so dig into the details and prove me wrong.

A "rule by law" is the system that lacks the components required by a "rule of law". This former is the same as any totalitarian or fascist state.

Given the time horizon of case resolution, when you can find more than 3 instances of failures relating to the judicial branch within a few years, in each court, where the components are not true, then its failed. 3 is sufficient to be statistically significant within a short time horizon.

Not a pleasant thought, but neither is burying your head in the sand thinking it will be better that you not see something, while at the same time choosing to become meat for the hungry lion that you didn't want to see.




> the rule of law was broken long ago through judicial activism

unless you have some specifics and produce them, this is classic FUD


No, this mentality is the parable of the lazy, and delusional, who won't be convinced of anything regardless of objective reality.

The thing can be standing with a knee on their neck and they'd still be clueless.

You'll find a lot of material if you go looking with the right questions. Why don't you start with looking at what happened with George Floyd.




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