When Rome is burning, it is exactly the right time to double down on what made the country great. The Rule of Law, vigorous prosecution of criminals, and the idea that no man is above the law, are exactly the concepts that made this country great. We should be more focused than ever on those things. Instead we've decided to act just like every banana Republic, and surprise surprise, we're getting the same results as the banana Republics have in the past.
So we'll have to agree to disagree, manalagi. I'm a student of history and history tells me that all Great countries failed when they faced calamity by throwing out the hard, but useful things that made them great in the past. Why did Rome because a dictatorship after a couple centuries of being a Republic? Well, they through out the rules and voted in a Dictator, who took liberties and ultimately dismantled the Republic's Rules of Law.
It's not right to torture people, just because we're scared. It's not right to assassinate Americans and detain them indefinitely without oversight from the Judicial Branch, just because we're scared and want what's expedient. Our Constitution should not be shredded just because it is inconvenient.
So yes, we'll have to agree to disagree on this. You'll never change my mind on these fundamental issues, because they aren't opinions for me, but rather, they are Values. And those never change for me. |
