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Letter: Maintain the Rule of Law

By Kenneth Meeks, Vancouver
Published: September 15, 2020, 6:00am

The bedrock of America’s democracy is the Rule of Law. Law and order is a fundamental necessity of all societies. Without laws and those tasked with enforcing the laws, there is no order; anarchy and chaos reigns.

Example 1: Vigilantes surface outside the Rule of Law by enforcing their own brand of lawless justice. Different vigilantes have different ideas of justice. These differences result in violent and lawless confrontations. We cannot condone or praise vigilantes.

Example 2: When large numbers of people violate a law, it creates disorder. If people violate their election laws and vote twice, it will create disorder within the electoral system. Our election results will be a scam and fraudulent. We cannot condone breaking the law by voting twice.

As citizens of this great country it is our patriotic duty to ensure our government supports the Rule of Law, not vigilantes and law breakers. It is our patriotic duty to condemn those who undermine law and order through encouragement of vigilantes and violations of election laws.

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