&gt; <i>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.</i><p>And the poor haven&#x27;t sacked them or hauled them to the guillotine. I still feel like the rich are winning here.<p>&gt; <i>Even the poor in my city have access to clean water and the library system.</i><p>Were there attempts to take those away that were successfully stopped in court? Because otherwise, you seem to be hand-waving more than arguing.