We have to be willing to give up part of our freedom for security--and prosperity. The State must have some ability to surveille and coerce or everyone would simply ignore it and we would live in chaos. Likewise, the merchants have every right to be paid for their work, manage their affairs and be rewarded for their risk, or we would all starve.
But in either case, the community, the commonwealth, the people, must be involved in the process and be allowed a say in how it works and how far it can go. And most of all, they must be fully informed about how it works. We give the sheriff a gun, but we give him a uniform and a badge, too, so we know exactly who he is. He also has to answer to a judge, and we get to vote for new ones if either doesn't work out.
The vote, the law and the constitution cannot guarantee a government won't slide into corruption and tyranny. But lack of regulation and control WILL guarantee that the merchants will do so.
Geek Speak » in reply to To a degree, but then I'm not a hard core conservative either.
We're really not that far apart, Rob.
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