A restoration of the rule of law: Kamala Harris' "freedom" campaign is coming for Trumpism

A restoration of the rule of law: Kamala Harris’ “freedom” campaign is coming for Trumpism
Success this November is vital for the only political party that supports the rule of law

By Donald Ayer - Dennis Aftergut
Published September 3, 2024 5:15AM (EDT)


(Salon) Donald Trump’s attacks on the rule of law – the basic notion that we have no kings and no one above the law in America – has made the phrase a common feature in our recent political discourse. Indeed, Kamala Harris embraced it as a "fundamental principle" to be held "sacred" in her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention. In doing so, she called our attention to the one thing that most took for granted until the arrival of Trump and his MAGA movement. Up until that point, we, the beneficiaries of the free, democratic society that has made us the envy of the world, assumed it would always be that way.

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A nation based on law, not men, is in jeopardy as never before because of a would-be dictator and Project 2025, his allies’ blueprint for his exercise of autocratic power. It includes detailed plans to allow him to do anything he wants – including "termination" of provisions of the Constitution.

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Trump has promised to violate these fundamental precepts, including by stating dozens of times that he will use the government to punish his enemies. His “naked politicization of the Justice Department,” the subject of a new book entitled, Where Tyranny Begins, rejects the longstanding norm of DOJ independence from the president in the handling of criminal cases without fear or favor. Note the past intervention of former Attorney General William Barr to secure special treatment for Michael Flynn. Trump’s intent to align DOJ actions with his personal interests includes his plan to free most or all of the January 6 rioters, even those who engaged in violence and assaulted police.

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Given the seriousness of this threat, it is highly appropriate that Vice President Harris has made a defense of the rule of law a high campaign priority. It’s commendable the American Bar Association, our largest organization of lawyers, on August 6 announced its endorsement of the "Statement of Principles to Preserve, Protect and Defend the Constitution, the Rule of Law and American Democracy,” Importantly, more than 2000 individuals have signed its still-open list. ..............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2024/09/03/a-restoration-of-the-rule-of-law-kamala-harris-freedom-campaign-is-coming-for-trumpism/