The Rule of Law

Photo by Albert Stoynov

There is one thread that holds the cloth of democracy together.  That is the Rule of Law.  For the most part, we take the rule of law for granted; we don’t give it a second thought, even though we rely on it constantly.  Yet, pull that thread, and the cloth of democracy frays and ultimately unravels.

The rule of law is defined as the principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are accountable to laws that are: (1) clear and publicly promulgated;...