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Rule of law means that an unbiased judge with an understanding of the relevant precedents allows two litigants to argue their cases on the merits of the case an
by throwway120385 2y ago
Rule of law means that an unbiased judge with an understanding of the relevant precedents allows two litigants to argue their cases on the merits of the case and of the evidence, and then when the judge or jury renders a judgement, the society accepts the judgement and allows any consequences to be carried out without regard for who the judgement is for or against. It has nothing to do with "clear guidance" because what is clear as day to one person may be totally unfathomable to another. I guarantee that you or I could find two statutes together that make perfect sense to me but which you do not understand, and vice-versa. That's why we have attorneys and judges.
- bpodgursky 2y agoPeople have a right to know, in advance of an action, whether the AG or DOJ will wish to prosecute it. If the AG or DOJ haven't made their position clear, you should be able to ask, and they will give a clear answer. That is an extremely basic rule of civilized governance. You can't wordplay around it. This is not the entire legal system, but it is a critical part of it.
- tacitusarc 2y agoThis is pretty inaccurate. Absent actual laws that people are aware of, you described rule of man, the opposing governance form. Rule of laws means there are known laws everyone has to follow no matter who they are. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_law https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_law
- nradov 2y agoNo, that's not how it's supposed to work. Laws are supposed to comply with the vagueness doctrine. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/vagueness_doctrine https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/vagueness_doctrine