tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post1829172854218386758..comments2024-03-28T17:41:34.315-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : The Shade of Ayn Rand is Probably Pretty Pissed OffComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-49538850419383005872015-04-18T21:26:48.935-04:002015-04-18T21:26:48.935-04:00For way too many people, checks and balances, sepa...For way too many people, checks and balances, separation of powers, due process -- really, all that constitutional stuff -- is there for two reasons:<br />1. To allow good guys to prevent bad guys in power from doing too much of what they want to do.<br />2. To not get in the way of good guys in power doing whatever they think best.<br />Lord Acton was basically dead wrong, you see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-2842917396015256842015-04-16T15:50:07.985-04:002015-04-16T15:50:07.985-04:00Well, in their eyes there is the "True Religi...Well, in their eyes there is the "True Religion", and all those other wacky cults. And as you stated, the Constitution is only good in their eyes when it suits them, otherwise it is 'just a piece of paper'.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680604981092904582noreply@blogger.com