On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Euan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What happens if someone breaks a law that Obama manages to push >> through Congress because of a perceived mandate? How is that not being >> ruled? > > Being tried in court by an independent judiciary charged to protect > constitutional rights is the difference between governed by law and > ruled by monarchs.
In both cases, people are subject to rules handed down from above. Calling them laws and having courts does not change the fact that people are being ruled by those they did not choose. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
