The rule of law is under assault in Poland
I lived in Poland in bad times, when it seemed that political repression would stretch ahead to infinity. I have experienced the soaring good times, when Polish courage gave hope to the world. And I have seen the country in challenging in-between times – when difficulties and opportunities seemed equally great.
Never, however, has there been such an assault on basic rights within the context of the parliamentary democracy that Poland has enjoyed since 1989 – achieved by Poles through their historic defeat of a foreign-imposed police state.
To be clear: Jarosław Kaczyński’s rightwing Law and Justice party has every right to rule.… Seguir leyendo »