A country remains stable and protects its citizens only when the law is obeyed by all. A recent trend has government officials ignoring laws they don't like. This will take us into tyranny--a state where no law protects us. This very serious situation is described in the article below from the Deseret News, 18 July, 2013
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765634833/Threats-to-the-rule-of-law.html
SUMMARY
"The rule of law requires all parties to submit to a process, respecting
outcomes with which they disagree and acknowledging that change can come
only through an orderly set of actions. In the United States, those
actions are established by state and federal constitutions and laws
designed to preserve fairness through democratic representation, with
built-in protections for the rights of minorities."