>I never understood the mentality that unchecked power is only unacceptable when wielded by a government. That's not really the libertarian mentality. It's clo

>I never understood the mentality that unchecked power is only unacceptable when wielded by a government. That's not really the libertarian mentality. It's closer to something like, any power (or just about any power) in the hands of a state with a legitimate monopoly on violence is unacceptable. That mentality then manifests itself in policy proposals in a number of ways including decentralized military and police power (states rights, militias, second amendment, etc) as well as limited powers within jurisdictions, especially federal.