Judge Napolitano Asks, Is Barack Obama Above the Law?
Fidelity to the rule of law is the centerpiece of a free society. It means that no one is beneath the protection of the law and no one is absolved of the obligation to comply with it. The government may not make a person or a class of persons exempt from constitutional protections, as it did during slavery, nor may it make government officials exempt from complying with the law, as it does today. In the modern era, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano, presidents have rejected the value of the rule of law and instead followed their own political interests.