- Sep 27, 2012
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Lets talk about the Constitutionality of immunity.
First, lets start from the bottom. A person in the private sector, lets say a construction company, can build something, and it fails for whatever reason, he gets sued all the way to the poorhouse. These guys can do their jobs properly worrying about repercussions.
Lets go up to judges and lawyers. They have immunity. They can get a guy off, and he go and kill 100 people, and nothing will happen to them. These guys cant do their jobs properly worrying about repercussions.
Lets go all the way to the top of the President. People claim they have immunity from their decisions. Like invading a country over lies. These guys cant do their jobs properly worrying about repercussions.
So back to the Constitution; where does it give the govt immunity? Where does it give the president immunity? It doesnt. That was made up by the SC based on common law. Same with judicial immunity. This should come from Congress. Not a judge.
Why do we sit by and just let the govt make up shit to protect itself, when we cant get those same protections? The govt is supposed to WORK FOR US, not the other way around. But alas.
The collectivists and statists have given our power away.
Dont get me wrong, I dont think that construction company should get away with not doing their jobs correctly, but neither should the govt.
First, lets start from the bottom. A person in the private sector, lets say a construction company, can build something, and it fails for whatever reason, he gets sued all the way to the poorhouse. These guys can do their jobs properly worrying about repercussions.
Lets go up to judges and lawyers. They have immunity. They can get a guy off, and he go and kill 100 people, and nothing will happen to them. These guys cant do their jobs properly worrying about repercussions.
Lets go all the way to the top of the President. People claim they have immunity from their decisions. Like invading a country over lies. These guys cant do their jobs properly worrying about repercussions.
So back to the Constitution; where does it give the govt immunity? Where does it give the president immunity? It doesnt. That was made up by the SC based on common law. Same with judicial immunity. This should come from Congress. Not a judge.
Why do we sit by and just let the govt make up shit to protect itself, when we cant get those same protections? The govt is supposed to WORK FOR US, not the other way around. But alas.
The collectivists and statists have given our power away.
Dont get me wrong, I dont think that construction company should get away with not doing their jobs correctly, but neither should the govt.
