#Austria 🇦🇹wants to end EU-accession talks with #Turkey 🇹🇷 .

Considering Turkey's see-saw evolution on #democracy and #ruleoflaw & its position on religious matters , I agree.

My periodisk objections:
1) 🇹🇷 fails to qualify as a democracy
2) 🇹🇷 acceps no diversity, cf its treatment of Kurds & other minorities
3) Religion should not mix with politics. Looking at e.g. how 🇹🇷 society reacts to #quranburning in 🇸🇪 🇩🇰 ....

#EUEnlargement
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/austria-wants-to-end-eu-accession-talks-with-turkey/ 

“In September 2010, the chief of the Justice Department’s public integrity section’s criminal division was leading the charge, warning that conservative organizations were misusing nonprofit money… asking if they could ever charge them with a conspiracy... That didn’t happen, but he still began covening meetings on a possible investigation into criminal viola...

That lawyer was Jack Smith.”

Jack Smith.

This is my favourite part.

https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/what-about-ginni?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

via @jaykuo

#RuleOfLaw #JackSmith

NEW DELHI - #PrintMinister #JustinTrudeau pushed a #RuleOfLaw at the #G20 summit, whether it was wagging a finger at #India's prime minister about #ForeignInterference attempts or pushing for stronger language to condemn #Russia's attack on #Ukraine.
As the two-day summit in #NewDelhi wrapped up, #Trudeau openly condemned #Moscow for its "illegal invasion of Ukraine."

#CANADA

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/from-foreign-interference-to-war-in-ukraine-trudeau-pushes-rule-of-law-agenda-at-g20-1.6555412

Trump's claims he can do "whatever" he wants "constitute virtual confessions": legal experts

https://www.salon.com/2023/09/08/claims-he-can-do-whatever-he-wants-constitute-virtual-confessions-legal-experts/

#TrumpClaims #VirtualConfessions #LegalExperts #ExecutivePower #ConstitutionalLimits #RuleofLaw #Politics #News

Tell me #russia is not going full on for #trump as it is encourages #extremism and undermines the #ruleoflaw
#Georgia #putin #indictment #law #legal #lawfedi #dox
Russian Company Refuses to Remove #Doxxing Info of Trump Grand Jurors

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-company-refuses-to-remove-info-of-grand-jurors-in-trump-georgia-case

"Strengthening Our Democracy" — 🇺🇸

Statement of 13 presidential centers affirming that "#democracy holds us together" —

https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/reaffirming-americans-commitment-to-a-more-perfect-union
#MorePerfectUnion #RuleOfLaw #rights #HumanRights #pluralism #civility #tolerance #leadership #politics

Seems important —

"Concern for U.S. #democracy amid deep national #polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries... to call for a recommitment to the country’s bedrock principles, including the #RuleOfLaw and respecting a #diversity of #beliefs."
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/13-presidential-libraries-from-hoover-to-obama-warn-of-fragile-state-of-u-s-democracy

"The... message emphasized #debate and #disagreement as a central feature of a 'healthy democracy,' while noting '#civility and #respect... are essential.”
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4192168-13-presidential-centers-unify-in-call-for-civility-protection-of-democracy/ #Jan6 #politics

This seems pertinent to the current situation… call it perhaps #economists for #ruleoflaw

Galor:
…if the governing institutions fail to prevent the violation of agreements - or indeed racketeering, theft, intimidation nepotism or discrimination - trade is likely to be significant harder and the typical gains it conveys less available.
Citing North, Douglass, Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance,
Cambridge University Press, 1990.

I’ve decided to dress up as a fake elector for #Halloween. Please help me choose! #fakeelectors #whynot #ruleoflaw

Keep in mind #TerryGou promised to support the official candidate of the #KMT when he was still considering running in the primaries.
Gou does not honour promises.
Gou is deeply dependent of #China and the #CCP can blackmail him with plenty of leverage.
Gou has no track record when it comes to serving under the #ruleoflaw. He's used to old-school leadership, very much top-down.
Gou is #Taiwan's Trump and should not even get close to the Presidential residence.
#FarEast

@w7voa if there's reasons to indict, indict him. #RuleOfLaw

@TheBossRoss Its a cult of personality, and friends and relatives of Trump supporters need to stage interventions to de-programme them #trump #cult #intervention #democracy #ruleoflaw

Keeping kids in watch houses: why the Queensland government could change the law to suit itself https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/25/keeping-kids-in-watch-houses-why-the-queensland-government-could-change-the-law-to-suit-itself #auslaw #auspol #qldpol #humanrights #childrensrights #ruleoflaw

@euractiv
#EUEnlargement is good, but fixing the EU before admitting any new members is better to ensure a workable union
For example:
➡️ "Copenhagen like" criteria for existing members e.g. #ruleoflaw
➡️ Reduce/eliminate unanimity voting requirements

On point -

“The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again

The only question is whether American citizens today can uphold that commitment.”

By J. Michael Luttig and Laurence H. Tribe

Indeed, that is the question.

#Democracy #RuleOfLaw #Republicans #Fascism

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/donald-trump-constitutionally-prohibited-presidency/675048/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

"In short, they thought they could get away with trampling the Constitution. Fortunately, they were wrong—and will likely be charged with crimes and serve time in jail. As should Trump.

If Americans see that Trump is punished for his attacks on the justice system pending trial, others will realize that they, too, must respect the justice system. We owe the Constitution nothing less."

#Trump #Kansas #media #police #fascism #RuleofLaw
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Robert B. Hubbell comments on the Marion, Kansas, police raid of a newspaper office:

"Apart from the local magistrate’s questionable potential bias due to her own history of DUI troubles, another answer is that the police and magistrate are modeling themselves after a national GOP in which the rule of law is an impediment to power."

#Trump #Kansas #media #police #fascism #RuleofLaw
/1

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/standing-up-to-trumps-political-terrorism

Death threats against AGs, publishing of the names and addresses of grand jurors in #Georgia on #rightwing websites (doxxing anyone?) - and a request to postpone any trial to April 2026: #Trumpism is waging a war against the #RuleOfLaw and an independent #judiciary in the #UnitedStates. You all see what is happening - and what is at stake?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/17/georgia-grand-jurors-information-posted-rightwing-websites

I tried to translate my toot from 31.05.2023 (may 31st 2023?)
https://digitalcourage.social/@helgenug/110462057811834536

Against the background of
- the recent events in Belgorod,
- the even more recent drone attacks on Moscow and
- the ongoing discussions about the of range of fire of western weaponry and ammunition types as well as about the delivery of combat jets
I would to stress once more the conformity of the use of armed force even on the aggressor's territory (within the limits of proportionality) with International law. The right of collective self defense even grants it third parties (e.g. 🇩🇪 or the U.S.) in reply to the request of a nation under attack (e.g.🇺🇦).
(source: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/interview-kress-100.html).
From there it is mystery to, why possible or real attacks of 🇺🇦 on 🇷🇺 territory cause such turmoil.

#russia #ruZZia #war #Ukraine #uncharta #romestatute #ruleoflaw #nojusticenopeace

I read this piece and, as others have noted, this is quite a doozy: “Will he be prosecuted in those states, too? At some point, it becomes unfair”

I’d like to ask Ms Marcus how many crimes is the limit from where prosecution of even more crimes is unfair. How many bank robberies, or rapes, or murders, before we just give the accused a pass on all the rest? How much fraud?

I don’t need to read any more from Ms Marcus.

And yes, prosecute in those states too. #RuleOfLaw

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/14/georgia-indictment-trump-willis/