Supreme Law of the Land Quotes
George W. Bush. See {618119} for the rejoinder to the defense.
There are many countries that adhere to a rule of law, for which their Constitution is the fundamental document providing a framework for their legal system which is adhered to. A few nations which are strong adherents to the rule of law, but have no constitution; the instead have a very strong system of Common Law which establishes their legal precedents and a legislative tradition of restraint which provides fixed principles (Great Britain and Israel are two good examples). But the biggest problem for many countries in not adhering to the rule of law, is having a written constitution and then ignoring it when making legal decisions for the nation, Balaguer’s quotation here is typical of the attitude which causes nations with fine constitutions to function without any serious adherence to rule of law.
