the president. and his political opponents get prosecuted and convicted when he wants them prosecuted and convicted and that s how the justice system worked. the rule of law cannot just exist on paper, it s only real, it only really works when it operates with independence, with independence from the political system, when the judicial system operates at its own discretion governed by law and not directed or constrained by any political agenda. not directed or constrained by any political agenda. not directed or constrained. in our system of government we count on both the judiciary and the legislative branch of government to be separate from the executive branch of government. we count on them to constrain the executive branch when the executive branch overreaches. we not only to expect them to resist being used as political tools be i the president, we expect them to independently investigate the executive branch when there are serious questions
not directed or constrained. in our system of government we count on both the judiciary and the legislative branch of government to be separate from the executive branch of government. we count on them to constrain the executive branch when the executive branch overreaches. we n only to expect them to resist being used as political tools be i the president, we expect them to independently investigate the executive branch when there are serious questions about the behavior of that branch of government. that s ho that s how our rule of law works, right? late last night in the middle of the night the national security advisor to the president resigned, was fired? resigned? was fired? we don t know. he s out. national security advisor michael flynn. being national security advisor is a hard job. there have been a bunch of scandals surrounding the national security advisor position or the person holding that position over the decades. it s thought of one of those jobs that s hard to hold on
justice system worked. the rule of law cannot just exist on paper, it s only real, it only really works when it operates with independence, with independence from the political system, when the judicial system operates at its own discretion governed by law and not directed or constrained by any political agenda. not directed or constrained by any political agenda. not directed or constrained. in our system of government we count on both the judiciary and the legislative branch of government to be separate from the executive branch of government. we count on them to constrain the executive branch when the executive branch overreaches. we not only to expect them to resist being used as political tools be i the president, we expect them to independently investigate the executive branch when there are serious questions about the behavior of that branch of government.