And then that begs the question of whether we ought to be doing things of that nature in the first place. Government weakness helps prevent a strong showing of

And then that begs the question of whether we ought to be doing things of that nature in the first place. Government weakness helps prevent a strong showing of total incompetence or the effective implementation of hairbrained policies. And if that hampers legitimate government aims, it still serves the purpose of a society founded on the primacy of individual liberty.