The rule of law, alongside norms and decency, must be restored through the active and organized participation of citizens.

“the way that we restore norms, rule of law, decency, it's going to be because we citizens are activated and paying attention and saying enough”

The rule of law is a central tenet of a democratic government that political figures are currently trying to erase.

“It's an attempt to say, "You know, the law doesn't really matter. It's really about who your friends are."”

The government exceeded its legal authority by creating mandates not authorized by the relevant statutes.

“anything a government does in terms of making rules it has to have authorization to do in a statute that the legislature has passed and in this case in the case of the of the airline mandate we're talking about the aeronautics act”

Destiny argues that the modern Republican party has abandoned the rule of law in favor of loyalty to Donald Trump.

“The modern Republican party has abandoned the rule of law in exchange for loyalty to Donald Trump.”

The health of American democracy depends on judges maintaining independence rather than acting out of fear of retribution.

“The moment that the judges start taking instructions from the government then we're in deep trouble.”

He expresses concern that individuals are abandoning the rule of law when presented with narratives of guilt without legal process.

“I'm really beginning to sense how much um people's giving up on basic ideas of law, the rule of law, right? I had a friend who's a Harvard graduate from a liberal family, an American, came over to see me last week and she said to me, Rory, why are you so upset with what he's doing?”

The rule of law is a foundational principle of Western society that ensures everyone, including those in power, is subject to the same legal standards.

“the thing about the rule of law is it says every individual even the king is under the same law and we can go to court and we can thrash it out but we'll follow the rules and we'll see who comes out on top”

The rule of law in the United States is currently under severe threat due to the executive branch weaponizing the Department of Justice for political purposes.

“the rule of law is hanging by a thread in the United States right now and we have public enemies lists uh DOJ drawing up orders to US attorneys to investigate political targets.”