I think you mean "punished." Indictment simply means "charged with a crime" or accused.
People think Rule of Law requires that all people who break the law get punished. Nope. Let me explain.
A government needs a source of authority . . .
People think Rule of Law requires that all people who break the law get punished. Nope. Let me explain.
A government needs a source of authority . . .
https://twitter.com/deborahkass/status/1488707182963142657
. . . sociologist Max Weber outlined 3 sources of authority.
The first traditional. This is the authority underlying monarchies.
Second is rule of law. This is the authority underlying democracy.
Third is what he called "charismatic leader."
The first traditional. This is the authority underlying monarchies.
Second is rule of law. This is the authority underlying democracy.
Third is what he called "charismatic leader."
Today we'd say "demagogue" or "strongman." This is the source of authority underlying fascist governments.
So if the source of authority is a body of law and not the whim of a king or the commands of a strongman, you have a democracy.
When rule of law breaks down . . .
So if the source of authority is a body of law and not the whim of a king or the commands of a strongman, you have a democracy.
When rule of law breaks down . . .
. . . it means that the authority underlying government is no longer the law but something else.
The idea that all lawbreakers must get punished for there to be rule of law flies in the face of due process.
Again, let me explain . . .
The idea that all lawbreakers must get punished for there to be rule of law flies in the face of due process.
Again, let me explain . . .
You have the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. That's in the Constitution. So if you are indicted and the only evidence against you was gotten through an illegal search . . . you walk free
Well, provided you have a good criminal defense lawyer 😆 . . .
Well, provided you have a good criminal defense lawyer 😆 . . .
Rule of law means a constitution, which means individual rights, which brings us to an idea that informs our criminal justice system: It's better to let a guilty person walk free than imprison an innocent one.
I'd like to make 2 points. (If you're still with me, you get a 🏆)
I'd like to make 2 points. (If you're still with me, you get a 🏆)
Rule of law will not be "restored" by punishing Trump. Because Trump was removed from the White House, we still have rule of law because we don't have a king or a strongman making the rules.
Also punishing Trump will not end the threat of fascism.
So I guess I have a third. . .
Also punishing Trump will not end the threat of fascism.
So I guess I have a third. . .
It's super easy to utter what I call "rage-inducing simplifications."
It can be done in a tweet.
The truth is more nuanced and takes more work to put forward.
That's why truth loses.
It can be done in a tweet.
The truth is more nuanced and takes more work to put forward.
That's why truth loses.
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