What happens when podcasters are determining what constitutes rule of law?
Briefly

The article highlights recent troubling events involving law enforcement and military actions that blur the lines between lawful authority and lawlessness. Key incidents are noted, including a troubling town hall incident in Idaho. Asha Rangappa discusses the implications of appointing individuals who break the law while wielding power. The episode questions the effectiveness of existing legal safeguards in an environment where those responsible for upholding the law may instead be undermining it. This critical examination suggests a larger erosion of trust in legal institutions.
"This past week has seen firings at the Pentagon, an Executive Order targeting a private law firm... Is this what happens when the lawyers, police officers, military officials and other law enforcement organizations, who are meant to keep us all safe, are sidelined or conscripted into lawless behavior?"
"Asha explains what happens when people who are hellbent on using the law to break the law achieve positions of power, and whether the safeguards still in place can hold."
Read at Slate Magazine
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