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Indeed. To say it another way, state power is total by default. Every individual right is carved out of that default total power.
by javajosh 5y ago
Indeed. To say it another way, state power is total by default. Every individual right is carved out of that default total power.
- kook_throwaway 5y agoThe 9th and 10th amendments to the US constitution limits the US government only to the powers explicitly enumerated in article 1 section 8. But in the real world, unfortunately, you are absolutely correct. Even the idea that there are only a short list of things that a government can do is a foreign concept to most folks.
- WalterBright 5y agoUnfortunately, a depressing number of people believe that an all-powerful government is the solution to all their problems. "There outta be a law" runs rampant.