Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson
“One of the hot topics of the 2024 presidential election is the use of what Republicans have called ‘lawfare’ by the Democrats, using the law — and especially criminal law — to go after political opponents by using the system to charge them with questionable crimes. I myself have denounced it here and here. There is no way to justify this use of criminal law except to say that it is a tool by political and economic elites to accomplish the same thing as Third World dictators have done, but do so using high-minded terms like ‘rule of law’ and ‘fairness’ as a cover for the use of naked political power. Furthermore, the elites have accepted it as a legitimate way to further their own power. With all the references to lawfare, one would think it was a relatively new thing; it is not.” (10/18/24)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/if-republicans-are-against-lawfare-they-shouldnt-have-unleashed-it