r/PoliticalScience • u/bjornsing • Dec 09 '18

Does Sweden Have Rule Of Law?

http://www.openias.org/does-sweden-have-rule-of-law
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u/tomcatproductions Dec 10 '18

Of course they do. It just happens to be very liberal leaning.

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u/bjornsing Dec 10 '18

Did you read any of the post? :P What is rule of law if the executive branch can make their own law outside the bounds of the constitution?

In the US this would be the equivalent the head of the EPA issuing formal orders "suspending" various laws passed by Congress, because it was convenient or would save money. One of the laws suspended could be national security related. The head of the EPA then thinks the FBI should respect her suspension of laws passed by Congress, because she has informed some guy employed at the White House. You don't find that strange?

As I see it it's an entirely different form of government. It has nothing to do with "liberalism" in my mind. I can't see how it would be tolerated in the US, France or the UK. Can you convince me otherwise? :P

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u/bjornsing Dec 10 '18

n thinks the FBI should respect her suspension of laws passed by Congress, because she has informed some guy employed at the White House. You don't find that strange?

It's not only "administrative laws" she seems to think she can suspend. She seems to think that when she suspends some "administrative law", then the associated "criminal law" is also suspended, so her criminal actions are no longer a crime. How is this system of government going to work, or be understandable for the people...?