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It's amazing how many articles I've seen in the last week by people suddenly finding limited-government religion. When people campaign against the expansion of
by cheald 10y ago
It's amazing how many articles I've seen in the last week by people suddenly finding limited-government religion.
When people campaign against the expansion of government powers, it's not because we're afraid that the Good Guys are going to abuse them, it's because we know that eventually the Bad Guys will.
- revscat 10y agoCould you point to one or more?
- sverige 10y agoI can point to 44, all of whom had the title "President of the United States of America." That's one of the fundamental reasons separation of powers was built into the constitution. The assumption was (correctly) that all people are corrupt and will abuse their power if left unchecked by other self-interested people who have equal power and opposing agendas. So in addition to those 44, there are all the people who have had the titles "Representative," "Senator," and "Justice." Not a popular view today, I realize.
- revscat 10y agoI was asking about the articles he referred to.
- adamlett 10y agoPlease don't pretend that limited government is the same as checks and balances. You can have a police state and limited government (a government that does little for its citizens) at the same time. And you can have an expansive welfare state with clear separation of powers (think Sweden).