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To: Suma who wrote (50769)	7/12/2004 11:41:47 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 89467

”Power begats power and most human beings like it... So most are frauds...” The business of our government is to use power, granted it by the people, to maintain the rule of law. However, ‘power’ has been called the great aphrodisiac. An honorable human being recognizes it for its corrupting potential and employs self discipline when empowered over others. Power in the World is not distributed equally. People have more or less of it as a matter of circumstance. Parents and their children, for example, do not possess equal power over each other. However, only abusive parents exercise their power over children with disregard to its effects on the child’s well being. We as a society do not tolerate abusiveness in this type of relationship because we see it as a corrupt use of a natural power relationship. Likewise with other natural relationships and professional relationships. In our system of government, we grant power to our leaders as a matter of social contract via election. They take oaths and vow to stand on certain principles during their tenure in office. It is this process that garners them legitimacy in wielding power over others. When one has violated it, that person should be immediately removed from office, IMO. In order to exercise the power to rule society a leader recognizes that he/she is imposing their will on others. To gain compliance under the rule of law often requires the imposition of authority over others. A leader is obligated to struggle according to the political platform that supported the election to move society in a particular direction. This, for an honorable leader would be a terrible and humbling experience. For a corrupt leader it would be pleasurable. Some people get a sort of voyueristic pleasure out of being associated with a corrupt leader.