There’s a lot wrong with Alisa Rosenbaum (“Ayn Rand”) but she was correct on this:
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for me to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed or enforced nor objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt.”
Only these days it’s not guilt. They’re literally cashing in through things such as asset forfeiture. And plea-bargaining over things that should not be crimes anyway. Those plus selective enforcement have destroyed faith in the system and in authority.
Ya lost me on this one, Phil.
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So how many laws do you think you break every damn day?
I’m good for at least fifteen or twenty on a slow day.
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He’s not wearing a mask. Report him!
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There’s a lot wrong with Alisa Rosenbaum (“Ayn Rand”) but she was correct on this:
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for me to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What’s there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed or enforced nor objectively interpreted – and you create a nation of law-breakers – and then you cash in on guilt.”
Only these days it’s not guilt. They’re literally cashing in through things such as asset forfeiture. And plea-bargaining over things that should not be crimes anyway. Those plus selective enforcement have destroyed faith in the system and in authority.
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