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Our justice system is a historically based one from the UK. It amounts to using PRECEDENT to clarify the meaning of laws and rules authored by legislatlors. As time goes by the list of examples gets unmanageable in my mind. It makes sense to value more recent rulings in interpreting recent events that come before the court in light of new laws and societal changes. Granted, the historical validity of legal concepts and principles is still the guiding light of jurisprudence.

The indispensible rule of law upon which our Consitiution is based should have been impressed upon each and every one of us in our high school government class. That clearly did not happen for Donald Trump and the rioters of January Sixth. Trump’s pardon of all the illegal actions of the rioters removes much of the protection of the rule of law for the future of our country.

The President is now above the law. How does that make you feel?

If you don’t know how the system works, I’m here to warn you. This is a legal precedent.

I must lay the blame for this cultural tragedy at the feet of our culture and the uncouscious irrelevance of the public school curriculums. You may argue that we try to brain-wash our children to obey the law. That’s a topic for another discussion.

Young people are poorly guided to understand the importance of the structure of our culture. They are not taught how to manage, let alone succeed, in their life. I admire the bits and pieces of social studies and the importance of STEM topics. But what is…