I thought it best to have this debate on a more theorhetical plane than the typical dems vs repubs.

This country was founded by men who grew up under the "Rule of Man" principle.--The King could not violate the Law because he was the law. The land holder could not violate law, because to the tenats on his land, he was the law. The slave owner could not be found guilty of breking laws with regard to his slaves, because he was the law as far as they were concerned.

Having seen the unfairness ( there's that word again) of the Rule of law-( maybe with the exception of the whole slave/ slave owner thing), they imagined a system where LAW was paramount. All citizens from all classes would be subject to the same law. No more landed gentry getting a wink and a nod from the judge, but all held accountable to the same law. Well, in theory, at least that was the way it was to work. In most cases, it worked pretty well, but there was still some favoritism. But those were more exceptions than the rule.
At least in theory, we all subscribed to the rule of Law. I know many of you shouted that during the whole Nixon fiasco--he was not above the law. He actually felt he was, but subsequent events proved him wromg. He was held accountable and left office in disgrace.

What about the tax cheats that seem to be the norm among the democrat leadership? Do they get a "pass" because they are somehow our "betters"?
As I have posted elsewhere, repubs, for better or worse, tend to throw their miscreants under the bus. dems have a history of closing ranks and protecting theirs.

Is President Obama really going to bring change to the way things are done in Washington, or was that merely campaign rhetoric?
It would be refreshing to see him remove their names from the nomination process--Too late for Geitner; he's already in power. But he could make an example of Daschle.

So what is to be, Are we a nation under the rule of LAw, or under the rule of men?

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