To: Voice in your head
"Anarchy is the absence of government."Other than a Judiciary to resolve disputes, do you see a need for one?
To: robertpaulsen
I see a need for a legislature, a judiciary, and an executive branch. There is a need for laws that promise retaliatory force against those who would violate the rights of others, as a means of deterrence and as a means of punishment to deter repeat offenses. So, a legislature is needed for this purpose. To objectively enforce those laws, police officers are necessary. To objectively interpret the laws and oversee the prosecution and punishment of the guilty, as well as to clean the records of the innocent, a judiciary is necessary.
Then, of course, the executive branch is also necessary for formulation of a coherent foreign policy, command of our military, regulation of our borders, and printing/coining money.
53 posted on
09/22/2003 4:42:25 PM PDT by
Voice in your head
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