"Salus Populi Suprema Lex": A Superb Investigation Of How A Little Understanding Of History Prevents A Helluva Lot Of Lunacy

Historian: There's Only One Way To Move On From Trump - And Trumpism

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/historian-theres-only-one-way-to-move-on-from-trump-and-trumpism/

In this fine article, Canadian History professor, J.M. Opal, explores the fundamental legal and political principle of "Salus Populi," simultaneously bringing to our attention the following remarkable fact:

Excerpt: "The most striking part of Trump’s showing (in the 2020 election) was his strength in places where the pandemic is raging. According to an analysis by National Public Radio, nearly seven in 10 counties with high COVID-19 death rates backed Trump more strongly this year than they did in 2016."

 "Salus Populi Suprema Lex"

"The Health Of The People Is The Highest Law"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salus_populi_suprema_lex_esto

"Salus Populi Suprema Lex," Yale Law Review

https://yalereview.yale.edu/law-salus-populi