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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Albert Mohler: When a Prosecuting Attorney Refuses to Enforce the Law
Description: What does it mean when a prosecuting attorney says that he will not prosecute violations of the law? That’s exactly what we’re seeing in Virginia, where Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano has announced he is not and will not prosecute abortion crimes. The headline of his piece in the New York Times states clearly, “My governor can pass bad laws, but I won’t enforce them.” The growth of this sort of thinking—borne out of critical legal studies—is revolutionary. Let me just state the obvious: Our rule of law, our basic constitutional order rests on...