Wednesday, January 09, 2008

The pendulum swings back and forth

As I prepared for my first federal case conference today, the thought came to me that everyone wants to enjoy the benefits of the rule of law, but many people don't want to accept its limitations on themselves.

A great many individuals genuinely believe that the law shouldn't apply to them because they are morally superior, and what they want is what God wants.

Sadly, this aspect of human nature can be found in the most powerful people around the world, as well as in the Little Ceasars that rule homes, offices, schools and villages. It happens in the political left as well as the political right.

So I wonder, to what extent will democracy and civil rights be replaced, here and elsewhere, by rule of those who are above the law?

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