If this really is what Greenwald is saying, than he&#x27;s pretty solidly turned into the Glenn Beck of the left.<p>The rule of law might not seem always fair, but it hampers the powerful much more than the weak. As an example: None of the billionaires in my city have set up their own duchy pressed us into an army, enforcing their own laws. Their taxes, while not as high as I would like, in fact pay for much of our city budget including city services. Even the poor in my city have access to clean water and the library system.<p>Just because we have to fight to maintain the sanctity of the legal system and because every actor isn&#x27;t perfect, does not mean that it&#x27;s entirely corrupt and captive. I would ask you to take a moment to compare the current rule of law, rule of law in a developing country, and rule of law without the rights guarded by a nation-state.