Throughout mankind's history, one organic outcome takes place: without strident watchfulness, individuals who constitute the body of an institution inevitably become subservient to that institution.
Any corporation, religious organization — or in this case government — may have its genesis with highly idealistic and compassionate intentions, but unless the people who sustain those establishments remain vigilant every step of the way, without fail, those institutions take over.
Policies ensue for the "greater good." People to enforce the policies are empowered. The rights of individuals become secondary or tertiary to the needs of the institution all "for the greater good."
Religion is a fine example, and likely one of the reasons so many people avoid their traditional denominations and faiths. The people who were intended to be served end up becoming foot notes to the urgency of paying the mortgage, political in-fighting among the leadership, and enforcing the "rules" — whatever those rules may be.
The authors of the US Constitution understood this. They grasped the danger of a government that could transcend their basic principle of "of the people, by the people, and for the people." It is evidenced by their carefully selected vocabulary in the Bill of Rights that "Congress shall make no law . . ." Time and again, the founding fathers worked to protect the rights of the individuals, so that no branch of the U.S. government would gain an advantage and thus take on a life of its own.
As Capitol Hill pushes legislation for such issues as Cap and Trade, Envirnmental Justice, Nationalized Heath Care, or any bills which seek to "take advantage of a crisis" with little or no debate — caveat emptor — buyer beware!
Under such guise it is inevitable: individuals shall become less and less important, dissenting voices will not be tolerated as the "greater good" becomes the unified mantra of the controlling power.
"He who beats his sword into a plowshare ends up plowing for those who kept their swords." — Benjamin Franklin
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