william.maggos on Nostr: The #RuleOfLaw is what holds free societies together. That we will mostly follow laws ...

The #RuleOfLaw is what holds free societies together. That we will mostly follow laws and accept legal judgements. That rulings are legitimate even when we lose. If this goes away, we can never have enough law enforcement to force compliance. We wouldn't want to live in such a society anyway.

Weakening this is the ultimate danger of Trump, of his election denial. Of the culture he encourages. And while Biden's pardon wasn't unprecedented, it feeds this. Rule by whatever you can get away with.