TEA PARTY
The Predictability of Law By Robert Pierson
I hope everyone has had a very Merry Christmas and is looking forward to a very Happy New Year in 2017 .
I have written in the past about the U . S . Constitution , and the fact that it is intended to be the very basis for all the actions of the federal government . It is in a written form that was intended to be understood by every citizen of these United States . That it is our responsibility to hold our government accountable for their actions and for the votes that they make during the legislative session . We the People have not been doing that for a very long time . Like for the last one hundred years . And it is time we start . It is only through the watchful eyes of the citizens ( We the People ), that our liberty and freedoms , as expressed in the Bill of Rights , will be maintained .
Without each of us , ( you and I ), doing our part , the last of our freedoms will melt away the same way that gun rights disappeared in the United Kingdom in the 1920 ' s . No one stood up ! So your question probably is , what does this have to do with the title of this article , predictability of law ?
Well , let ' s look at some history . Law can mean many things , and in most cases in history , law was whatever the King , Czar , Caesar , headman , or dictator said it was . Typically rulings and judgments were inconsistent , at best . It was often totally different for people he knew , than for people he didn ' t know . It also depended on how he felt the day he made the ruling .
Historically , written codified law had been almost non-existent , with the United States being the first major exception . So what does this accomplish ? It allows us to know that what we are doing is not going to be considered illegal tomorrow . It gives us a great deal of stability in our lives . It gives people such a level of confidence that the United States went from a minor third world country in 1789 to the most powerful nation in the world , which has the highest per capita personal wealth in the entire world .
This brings me to some items that I consider most disturbing in our society today , and that is the PC ( politically correct ) attitude that is prevalent today . College students shout down speakers with differing views . It does not allow for good discussions about where we are headed . Socialism is a common idea that is found amongst our young adults , especially or particularly in our college campuses . Now I know that Karl Marx ' s “ Communist Manifesto ” puts a ' utopian ' type cast to the idea of socialism , but if you look at history , it has never worked and has lead to the death of millions of people . It always ends up as some form of tyranny which never ends up well for the citizens . It only ends up well for those who can suck up to the leaders . The predictability of law disintegrates immediately .
Another disturbing thing is , we appear to be developing an elite class in our country , particularly in government . What you and I would be put in jail for doing , some of the elite ' s are doing without fear of prosecution . This must stop ! We the People need to make it known to our legislators that this is unacceptable . If we cannot depend on equality under the law , we will end up in chaos , and bring on the demise of our great country .
In between , let ' s go fishing !! Livin ' the life . 10