Hillbilly wisdom: as a broad generalization, criminals do not like the legal system. First, there are the police and then there are the courts. In late 2025 the Trump administration pressured the ICC (International Criminal Court)-”threatened sanctions unless the court pledged immunity for top US officials and dropped ongoing case” Reuters;. Reuters reported that Washington feared prosecution of Trump at the termination of his term in 2029. Trump’s demands were not meet.

Trump, during his address to the United Nations, pressured the members of the Rome Statue to drop from the organization. What could be the problem? The Trump administration argues the court has no jurisdiction over his actions because the United States never agreed to the Rome Statue. The same jurisdictional argument applies to Netanyahu, How convenient. International law prevails when it coincides with your point of view and but does not when it goes against your policies.

The 125 nations that joined the Rome Statue are a majority of the nations on the planet. Democracy teaches us that majority rules. The majority of nations want law and order, stability, and protection from bad characters. Without laws and equal enforcement of laws, “might makes right” would prevail. The strong would prey upon the weak.

Defunding the police within the United States meet with resistance from the majority of Americans. There are rules which govern and they must apply across the board. No one is above the law. What could be the problem? Why would you wish to destroy the courts?