Judge Luttig: An Indictment Against Tyranny
Society for the Rule of Law Institute board member, former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, published a piece in The Atlantic chronicling this administration’s assault on America’s system of constitutional checks and balances. He writes:
For the almost 250 years since the founding of this nation, America has been the beacon of freedom to the world because of its democracy and rule of law. Our system of checks and balances has been strained before, but democracy—government by the people—and the rule of law have always won the day.
Until now, that is. America will never again be that same beacon to the world, because the president of the United States has subverted America’s democracy and corrupted its rule of law …
The Declaration of Independence, referencing King George III of Britain, reads, “A prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” Order after order issued by this tyrannical president has been blatantly unconstitutional or otherwise illegal …
The 47th president of the United States may wish he were a king. But in America, the law is king, not the president.