from page 18-19 of The Catechism on the Constitution of the United States:
Q: May ever the President of the United States be thus impeached and punished?
A: Yes. In this free and happy country no man is so great as to be above the law. The laws are supreme; to them all persons, from the President of the United States to the poorest and the meanest beggar, must alike submit. This is our glory. Let every youthful American exult that he has no master but the law; let him mark the man who would change this happy state of things as the enemy of his country; and above all let him remember that as soon as he himself breaks the law, he becomes himself that enemy. Whoever violates the law helps to weaken its force, and, as far as he disobeys, does what in him lies to destroy it: but he who honors and obeys the law strengthens the law, and thereby helps to preserve the freedom and happiness of his country. In some governments it is held that "the king can do no wrong;" here we know no king but the law, no monarch but the constitution: we hold that every man may do wrong; that the higher he is in office, the more reason there is that he be obliged to answer for his conduct; and that as a great officer, if treacherous, is a great criminal, so he ought to be made to suffer a great and exemplary punishment."
Remember a few months back when Obama was subpoenaed to a GA court and didn't appear? If that were you or me, we would have a warrant out for our arrest and the next time the police interacted with us, we would be hauled off to jail. Since we have no king, then technically no one is above the law. But the reality seems to be that Obama thinks himself above the law and we must also think so since we have not called him to accountability. Even a subpoena for a baseless case must be obeyed.
In January, we took a family vacation to the northwest. Jamie received a subpoena that required him, in the middle of our vacation, to appear at a DUI hearing he had to testify in. We tried everything possible to continue the case so it wouldn't interrupt our vacation...to no avail. We had to rearrange our plans so that Jamie could fly to San Diego in order to appear in court. I won't elaborate on the incredible headache it was to accomplish this, but Jamie was threatened that if he did not appear in court, he would have a warrant. Enough said. "No man is above the law." If law enforcement isn't, then should the President be? No one ought to be. We do not have a king who is above the law. We are all subject to it.
"We are a nation of laws and not of men." ~John Adams
"If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." (Federalist 51)
"If every man were perfectly virtuous, and knew what would be best for himself and others, they might [govern themselves]. But this is far from being the case; and therefore the people of every country are and must be governed." (Elementary Catechism...)
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