Political power and the rule of law
The Free Liberal
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
02/09/07
Remember that one’s relationship with the state is never voluntary. Every government edict, policy, regulation, court decision, and law ultimately is backed up by force, in the form of police, guns, and jails. That is why political power must be fiercely constrained by the American people. The desire for power over other human beings is not something to celebrate, but something to condemn! The 20th century’s worst tyrants were political figures, men who fanatically sought power over others through the apparatus of the state. They wielded that power absolutely, without regard for the rule of law. Our constitutional system, by contrast, was designed to restrain political power and place limits on the size and scope of government. It is this system, the rule of law, which we should celebrate — not political victories...
http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/002603.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
by US Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
02/09/07
Remember that one’s relationship with the state is never voluntary. Every government edict, policy, regulation, court decision, and law ultimately is backed up by force, in the form of police, guns, and jails. That is why political power must be fiercely constrained by the American people. The desire for power over other human beings is not something to celebrate, but something to condemn! The 20th century’s worst tyrants were political figures, men who fanatically sought power over others through the apparatus of the state. They wielded that power absolutely, without regard for the rule of law. Our constitutional system, by contrast, was designed to restrain political power and place limits on the size and scope of government. It is this system, the rule of law, which we should celebrate — not political victories...
http://www.freeliberal.com/archives/002603.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ron+Paul
rudkla - 9. Feb, 15:27
