US election comes as a test of the rule of law

US election comes as a test of the rule of law

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The current electoral struggle between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the White House is markedly different from all previous election campaigns in the United States. In fact, the current election campaign began immediately after Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election. His opponents immediately launched a propaganda campaign against him, in which the 45th US president was portrayed as a villain who had concluded a secret alliance with the Kremlin.No evidence of Trump's connections with the Kremlin was found, and Trump was strong enough not to fall in the battle.The inauguration of President Trump on January 20, 2017 started a master class for so-called sovereign democracies on observing the principles of the rule of law. It is difficult to imagine in the realities of Russia, Belarus or another state that goes along its "special path" that any branch of power, and even more so an ordinary citizen, can object to the sitting head of state. The conflict that sparked between Donald Trump and one of his critics on Twitter became indicative for citizens of those countries whose ruling political elites profess principles of sovereign democracy. Trump then blocked the annoying hater.Soon afterwards, though, the court forbade the head of state to block his followers, because the US president needs to be able to take any criticism. It is noteworthy that the blocked Twitter user was not even prosecuted "for insulting the authorities," and he could be held accountable for his words, if such a precedent took place in Russia.

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