Every polity needs firm rules according to which it can exist and peacefully develop further.
It should be possible for the innumerable different wishes, ideas and interests of citizens to evolve and materialize in freedom - not at the expense of someone else or of someone weaker, but in a regulated manner alongside and in harmony with his or her freedom and interests. There must therefore be universally valid rules which are binding on every citizen but also binding on authorities in the action they take. The most important are contained in the constitution, which in our country is called the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany. At the same time, the Basic Law contains all essential regulations governing the structure of the state and the basis of state action. The Federal Republic of Germany is not only a democratic and social federal state, it is also governed by the rule of law.