Republicans’ lawless leaders at odds with midterm law and order message

"The Republican party is quickly becoming a party of anarchy and lawlessness," said Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota. "This is supposed to be the party of conservative principles, of tradition, of respect for customs and rules that make society governable. 

"The idea that the law does not apply to Republicans is something that has now become part of the mainstream of the Republican party. We see it in terms of the approach to elections. We see it in terms of the treatment of immigrants. Some of the actions with regard to abortion may approach that level. The Republican party appears to consider the law and the constitution to be optional and to have lost legitimacy."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/03/republicans-law-order-midterm-election-investigations-scandals