https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/tags/ruleoflaw/Recent content in Rule of Law on Reluctant CitizenHugoen-USSat, 31 Oct 2026 11:40:00 -0400https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/ghosts-on-the-ballot-spoilers-look-alikes-and-the-two-dan-sullivans/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:40:00 -0400https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/ghosts-on-the-ballot-spoilers-look-alikes-and-the-two-dan-sullivans/In 2020 a Florida state Senate seat flipped by 32 votes after a paid ‘ghost’ candidate who shared the incumbent’s surname took more than 6,000. This Tuesday, Alaskans will see two Dan Sullivans on their Senate ballot. What history says about spoiler and look-alike candidates, who gets caught, what the law can and can’t do, and what is really going on in Alaska.https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/the-crazy-things-trump-says-part-2-when-trump-talks-like-the-law-doesnt-apply/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:16:54 +0000https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/the-crazy-things-trump-says-part-2-when-trump-talks-like-the-law-doesnt-apply/In Part 1, “The Crazy Things Trump Says, Part 1: Strongmen, Loyalty and the Press,” I looked at Donald Trump’s praise for dictators, his “day one” dictator line, his third-term talk and his war on the press. This part is about something more serious: the times he has urged, praised or floated actions that are illegal or unconstitutional.https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/ten-ways-donald-trump-has-harmed-the-united-states/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 14:22:12 +0000https://reluctant-citizen.unsigned.blog/ten-ways-donald-trump-has-harmed-the-united-states/A president is supposed to leave the country stronger than he found it: more trusted abroad, more secure in its institutions, more confident in itself. After Donald Trump’s first term and nearly two years of his second, the record points the other way.