What we are witnessing through this political issue is one of the greatest concerns that our founding fathers expressed when they created this political system. They were most concerned with the potential for unscrupulous politicians who would whip up the masses to allow them impose their will a minority and deprive that group of their liberty. They were well aware that these corrupt politicians could easily deprive others of their property and/or their liberties with the full consent of the majority. In essessence using the “rule of law” to cover their trampling on individual rights. Our founders clearly understood that the fatal flaw with democracy is that it will tend to become a totalitarian state over time as one “populist” issue after another takes away our liberties. That was why they designed a constitution with limited federal authority and the maximum protections of life, liberty and property (all of which our government including the courts of chosen to ignore over the past 70 years).
We are now witnessing one of greatest fears of the founders coming true as we watch these current politicians use this trumped up issue to impose a full taking of ones property without just compensation as is required by the constitution. And the media is aiding and abetting this travesty by falling in line with this phony narrative of these corrupt politicians by continuing the story narrative of how these “executive bonuses” are a tragic misuse of taxpayer dollars while at the same time missing the larger issues of how our government is rapidly running down the path of totalitarianism disquise as “populism”. Yes it isn’t our bonuses that are being taken away by government today – but if we allow this outrageous actions to become “law” it is only a matter of time before we are all ensnared by this totalitarian trap.
