BRATTLEBORO — In hisViewpoint, MacLean Ganderstates that this country is “the first nation ruled by law rather than men”.
Where does he think those laws came from? It was men - White men - who made and enforced those laws; they weren't unbiased or inclusive.
It was White men who made treaties and agreements with the People who were here first - and then reneged on those agreements as soon as it suited their own purposes.
Laws are only as good as the people who create them, and we've seen how well that's gone in this country: a deep-seated lack of respect for and connection with non-White, non-male humans, and the ecosystems upon which we all depend.