Government and Death

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano on Feb 15, 2024

Jefferson predicted this when he said that without a radical reassessment of government once in every generation, government will grow and liberty will shrink. Government is the negation of liberty. As Ronald Reagan argued, "Government is not the solution to our problems; government is the problem."

What are mass killings but a metaphor of government violence? Mass killings are not the blame of inanimate weapons, but of a nihilistic government repressing a helpless, defenseless citizenry.

What can we do about it?

Bring the troops home. Leave NATO. Shut our 1,000+ foreign military bases. Shrink the defense budget. Sell the Pentagon. Stop killing babies in the womb. Expect folks to defend themselves using the same means as the government uses. Starve the federal government down to only what the Constitution permits. Abolish the income tax. Worship God in public. Base all laws on natural rights. Recognize state nullification and secession. Outlaw punishment before trial.

And when the government assaults -- or fails to protect -- life, liberty and property, or uses excessive force, alter or abolish it.

Take rights seriously. Recognize that rights are integral to our humanity. Take Jefferson seriously: "When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty."

========

To learn more about Judge Andrew Napolitano, visit https://JudgeNap.com.