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Old January 2, 2012, 01:06 PM   #19
TXAZ
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Do we follow rule of law or not, constitutional question or political hypocrisy

Whether or not the president / 'the government' can constitutionally imprison US citizens without trial, assassinate foreign heads of states and leaders (even though there is a Presidential Directive to the contrary), start a war without Congressional approval, or engage in other highly questionable practices, seems to make many of the constitutional scholars nervous about the legal precedents being set. As one scholarly debater summed it up, "If the government isn't going to follow the law, why should I".

Seems like the first step to anarchy if societies start ignoring laws in specific, then in general...
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