DEAR EDITOR:

Many years ago, in my junior high school civics class, our teacher asked: “Is the United States a land governed by laws or is it a land governed by men?” The United States of America was born from a bitter revolution against the tyranny of King George. Our Declaration of Independence outlined an aspirational guiding philosophy: it would be a nation ruled by laws made by the people, and all men have inalienable rights to freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Although imperfect, the new nation aimed to build a more perfect union: the Constitution set the rules of government, and the Bill of Rights protected citizens from government overreach. Throughout American history, we have acknowledged failures of our government, like slavery, women’s suffrage and civil rights, a

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