And the men who spurred us on
Sit in judgment of our own
They decide, and the shotgun sings the song
--The Who
Remember SB 1867--that stealth Senate bill that removes due process from US soil in favor of the discretion of authorities? No way it could pass the House, they said. And if it did, the president would veto it, they said.
It passed the House late yesterday and President Obama has withdrawn his veto threat. Indefinite detention without due process is now in play in this country.
This outcome was hardly in doubt. The State continues to amass power in the name of 'security.' When done in this manner, and in measured increments, it appears that the people will get fooled again.
Totalitarianism by gradualism.
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Either the Constitution grants certain rights or it does not. If it does, the judiciary must interpret the law so that these rights are respected. If it fails to do so, then it abdicates its responsibility.
~David Gordon
Constitution is an imperfect translation of the rights we were born into with our humanity. It is this Natural Law that should serve as the framework for judicial interpretation. Otherwise, we are subject to the whims of positivism.
Bastiat believed that collectivism constituted legal plunder and believed that private property was essential to fulfill man's nature as a free being who, by nature, acts in his own self-interest to satisfy his (subjective) wants.
Thus, the protection of private property is the primary (if not the only legitimate) function of government.
~Thomas DiLorenzo
The politician has "no authority over our persons and our property, since they pre-exist him, and his task is to surround them with guarantees."
~Frederic Bastiat
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