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Dick Durbin: “The rule of law to democracy is like oxygen to a human body …If you don’t have it, you have either anarchy or you have…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
The rule of law to democracy is like oxygen to a human body …If you don’t have it, you have either anarchy or you have authoritarianism.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns about the importance of rule of law.

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