依法治国 ,建设社会主义法治国家 ,是党领导人民治理国家的基本方略。这是我们党的十五大在总结长期的社会主义建设历史经验的基础上 ,作出的一项重大决策。正如江泽民同志指出 :“依法治国 ,就是广大人民群众在党的领导下 ,依照宪法和法律规定 ,通过各种途径和形式管理国家事 Governing the country according to law and building a socialist country governed by the rule of law are the basic strategies the party leads the people in governing the country. This is a major policy decision made by our Party’s 15th National Congress on the basis of summing up the long-term historical experience of socialist construction. Just as Comrade Jiang Zemin pointed out: "Managing the country according to law means that under the leadership of the party, the majority of the people and the people manage the state affairs through various channels and forms in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and laws