The rule of law is how you guarantee prosperity.

The rule of law is how you guarantee prosperity.
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Oh, eru, people are gonna vote for this guy.

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  1. Amy YoungJuly 21, 2016 at 9:38 PM

    Plussing not because I like the sentiment but because I share the despair.

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  2. Karl-Johan NorénJuly 22, 2016 at 7:10 AM

    Since when has Trump been about the rule of law? He seems more about rule of the deal (and that the deal is rigged in his favour).

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  3. Amy YoungJuly 22, 2016 at 7:25 AM

    Karl-Johan Norén since it started to look like he might get to make the laws.

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  4. F-L SilverJuly 22, 2016 at 8:14 AM

    His entire speech was "law & order", which he said multiple times. Along with dogwhistles and blatant statements about keeping us safe from the apparently violent chaos that threatens to consume us. And HE ALONE (the actual quote is "I alone") can save us.

    Then there was the pandering about finding a Scalia replacement that would make Scalia look soft and cuddly. So we could, you know, make the right kinds of laws.

    There was also the blatant hypocritical pandering about getting rid of laws that keep various religious orders from straight up being directly involved in government.

    Iow, he will make and break laws at his, and presumably the Republican party's, whim. You know, like autocrats, dictators, and tyrants do.

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