This is a serious question. Perhaps some of you philosophers, lawyers, or anyone else smarter than I can answer it. [View all]
I served 28 years in the Army. Because of wounds from Vietnam, I could no longer keep up in the infantry, so, I transferred to the military intelligence branch where I wound up in intell positions requiring very high special, limited dissemination security clearances.
Trump stole classified documents. If I had even mistakenly carried one of those out with me, I would still be in Leavenworth. He will never be charged, never face a jury.
Trump fomented a coup against the United States. If I so much had breathed a disloyal word, I would be under a jail somewhere. He will never face a jury.
He cheated on his taxes, bank loans, and real estate deals for years. I dutifully and still do pay all my taxes, pay my loans, pay my mortgage, and the like.
So the question is: Why should I obey a single law? Speed limits? No parking? Pay taxes? Don't rob a convenience store? Stop paying my mortgage? How about I publish a memoir revealing every secret I ever knew -- after all, some of the info I have deals with still active intelligence matters? Someone explain it to me. Wife and I are living on pensions and social security. WTF was it worth?
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