“This is a nation of laws not of men (and women).” We will be hearing a lot about that in the coming weeks.
The rest of TGIF, "The Rule of Lore," is here.
Proudly delegitimizing the state since 2005
"Aye, free! Free as a tethered ass!" —W.S. Gilbert
"All the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and . . . the State should be abolished." —Benjamin Tucker
"You must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself." —James Madison
"Fat chance." —Sheldon Richman
“This is a nation of laws not of men (and women).” We will be hearing a lot about that in the coming weeks.
The rest of TGIF, "The Rule of Lore," is here.
—Henry David Thoreau
"Free association . . . the only true form of society."
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
2 comments:
+1 for John Hasnas.
"Better to progressively shrink the sphere in which legislators can operate so that people are free to govern themselves through voluntary exchange."
But doesn't this notion bring us back to the problem with interpretation, for example, whether the commerce clause allows only certain types of restrictions or provides carte blanche?
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