just saw it. good luck relating it to the rule of law ... and influence :)
Pondering it more this morning, I think the thing is: humans like symbols. To be human IS to be a symbol-maker and symbol-relater. A leader IS a symbol. Groups appear always to have a leader - or the group disbands. Ever been around a friend and neither one of you knows what to do? No decisions? The friendship dissolves. So since groups have leaders (or they dissolve) one question is: will the leader act according to his own will/emotions/decisions - or by a set of standards. What did we see in "Idiocracy?"
What a COSTCO that was!