From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Nov 10 2002 - 11:20:05 MST
Dehede011@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 11/10/2002 11:03:06 AM Central Standard Time,
>charleshixsn@earthlink.net writes: Now imagine how to use that power to keep
>the electric company from being corrupted... There are things being armed can
>address, and there are things that it can't easily be brought to bear on.
>Charles,
>
>Yes, trade with other people is one of the places where armed power is
>totally undesirable. Vigilance and power is required to keep pushy pols in
>their place.
>Ron h
>
>
>
My point, however, is that the power company was corrupted with
governmental complicity. Among other things, a governor was bribed.
Probably federal officials were in on the scam from the start, but
there's no solid evidence. Etc. I'm thinking right now of a company
called Enron. Perhaps one of the people from that swindle has been
charged. And I'm told that they practiced their techniques in South
America before importing them. (Not sure I believe that, but I sure
don't doubt it because I think they're too moral. More rules of
evidence against hearsay.)
But with governmental complicity, oversight, and approval, this has to
count as an act of governmental corruption. But I see no way in which
an "armed society" could directly act to redress this act, without
re-invoking dueling, that is. Otherwise you just cause the number of
bodyguards to be increased above the already insane level. There are
already enough people mad enough at the government that if they could,
they would kill them. But they are prevented access. And by and large
the public approves.
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