By Dr. Jannie Johnson

Jackson Advocate Guest Writer

Nobody is above the law!

That sounds good.

Nobody is above the law!

That sounds fair enough.  

Nobody is above the law!

That’s ideal.      

Now…, what law and which law is that that nobody is above?

Define above in that “nobody is above the law”.

Is anybody beneath the law? How does that look/behave?

What about those within the law? Who are they?

Are there some who are outside of the law, too?

Our reality in America is… all humans are NOT equal before the law. 

By nature, men are nearly all alike, by practice, they are wide apart. – Confucius

Honestly, if we lived within the laws of man, laws of nature, and the laws of God, in sight, out of sight, and in the cover of the night, we would experience less and less crime and violence. There would be less need for abortions, fewer broken families/homes because of divorce or domestic violence. If we lived within the laws, we would be able financially to reduce our national debts, state debts, and our personal debts, too. We would need less boots on the ground and fewer men and women in blue.

I am of this realization, people are people. They are naturally selfish, greedy and proud. They are capable of both good and evil, sometimes at the same time.

Therefore, man’s laws need to be coupled with God’s laws if there is to be more reality in the “Nobody” that is in the “Nobody is above the law.” Think about that… okay?