*********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** On 12/6/2003 at 1:16 PM Vangelis <vangelis@qnis.net> wrote: Organization: Forfeiture Endangers American Rights http://www.fear.org/ FEAR also offers a low-volume announcements list and digests for all lists At 10:07 AM 12/6/2003, you wrote: >Some philosopher once said that " power corrupts and absolute power corrupts >absolutely" So does the corrupting power of forfeiture, exept its not >power that >corrupts, its greed. I must disagree with that venerable head. Power does not corrupt - it only reveals hidden but pre-existing character flaws. "Law Enforcement" has become a running case study in the unfitness of modern man to rule over his fellows. It is our selection criteria that are at fault - the standards which are applied by voters in choosing representatives (who appoint appoint our District Attorneys and our Police Chiefs, who then hire their underlings.) Imagine democracy brought to a 4th grade classroom, and the teacher elected from the student populace. Chaos would be guaranteed, because the electorate itself would be unworthy of the power granted them. -Van Organization: Forfeiture Endangers American Rights http://www.fear.org/ FEAR also offers a low-volume announcements list and digests for all lists List update: mailto:owner-fear-talk@mapinc.org?Subject=FEAR-talk-update List unsubscribe: mailto:fear-talk-request@mapinc.org?Body=unsubscribe *********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE *********** ****************************************************** FEAR also offers an unmoderated discussion list and digests for all lists List unsubscribe: mailto:fear-list-request@mapinc.org?Body=unsubscribe Swap to digest: mailto:owner-fear-list@mapinc.org?subject=digest ******************************************************