The Rule of Law

Paul Ryan is the guest speaker at  Hillsdale College's Constitution Celebration this morning and what he stressed was Rule of Law if we want our form of government  to survive. Let's hope folks are listening.

Here is some of what he said....

"This Saturday, we celebrate the 224^th birthday of the Constitution written by the Framers in Philadelphia. In paying tribute to this inspired document, I want to talk about how we should think about the Constitution, and why that matters.

Usually, our defense of the Constitution is presented as a defense of America’s founding principles and values, and rightfully so. But our constitutional system is not just a collection of principles; it embodies an approach to government with profound practical implications for both our freedom and our prosperity. When that system is threatened, both freedom and prosperity suffer.

Freedom is lost by degrees, and the deepest erosions usually take place during times of economic hardship, when those who favor expanding the sphere of government, abuse a crisis to persuade free citizens that they should trade in a little of their liberty for empty promises of greater economic security."

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