And if people can't trust not only the executive branch but also don't trust Congress and don't trust federal judges to make sure that we're abiding by the Constitution, due process and rule of law, then we're going to have some problems here.
In abiding by the de-Baathification process, at the urging of Chalabi and other once-stalwart anti-Saddam allies, Paul Bremer, the Coalition Provisional Authority head in 2003, may have committed a grave blunder which is only now beginning to unfold.
"If people can't trust not only the executive branch but also don't trust Congress, and don't trust federal judges, to make sure that we're abiding by the Constitution with due process and rule of law," declared President Obama in June 2013, in response to questions about the government's domestic spying program, "then we're going to have some problems here".
Are we abiding by due process?'" he responded, warning that it was important for the United States to "avoid any kind of slippery slope into a place where we're not being true to who we are".
"This is a law-abiding country — the process is transparent and there are systems for everything".
Supporters of the newest casino plans say they are abiding by the 1988 federal law that first permitted tribal gaming, including a process for tribes to petition for new land.
If, through the chance process, the last day happens to be selected, then abiding by the outcome means giving an unsurprising test.
The rest seem to be abiding by the peace agreement.
But abiding by the law is a priority.
Some companies are currently abiding by the GMP standard.
The Alaskans say they are abiding by the law.
