THE "RULE OF LAW" AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT

The "Rule of Law" concept can be traced back to the 16th Century. The basic idea is that society works best when organized by a set of well defined rules that apply to everyone. The importance of this seemingly simple concept is that no one is above the law--including government officials--and that the law limits the powers of persons and of the government. The U.S. is a Rule of Law nation and the powers of the US government are supposedly limited by the Constitution. However, by misusing the "general welfare" clause and otherwise misinterpreting the Constitution our government (aided by the Supreme Court) has adopted an attitude that it can do virtually anything it wants and that it has the authority to do so--in essence, that it is above the law. In a Rule of Law nation this is simply false. Our government has greatly distorted the Rule of Law and continues to expand its powers almost arbitrarily.
Citizens need to understand the nature and value of the Rule of Law concept so that our nation will not only remain a civil, well organized society, but also to keep the government from expanding its powers without limit.
We citizens need to restore the Rule of Law in America with regard to our government and in order to do so we first need to understand what it is and why it is important.

Have a nice day.

DWD