Posted on 12/20/2015 6:17:43 AM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March
The trick is this — centralized control of technology is always the great danger, such as during the Dark Ages when few peasants could read and books were copied by hand.
State control of ARP would never overthrow our republic. Federal control would be the great danger. I do propose we have a federal database of all current license plates [and we probably do already]. That’s the only necessary federal power to kick off an anti-illegal-immigration purge.
And I am very glad we have so much technology that they have failed to overwhelm us — yet.
Because something can be done, it is most likely to be done.
The nature of man whether local or centralized, is what it is. This WILL be used for other purposes to take away our freedom.
Be sure you have the bigger picture here. There are no magic bullets to solve problems.
But as I said, we are screwed anyway because the laws are the moral code now, not our relationship with God.
“Again, technology is never a substitute for good management
(decision making)”
I would rather start off with mediocre management than work with antique equipment. It’s not hard to improve management if you have the will to.
The only exception is rebellious armies which need to be extra-clever just to survive.
“The nature of man whether local or centralized, is what it is. This WILL be used for other purposes to take away our freedom.”
That is a study of centralized power, not of decentralized power. We need to empower the states and decentralize federal power or we are doomed regardless of our tech level.
“... we are screwed anyway because the laws are the moral code now, not our relationship with God...”
I agree that faith improves morality. It would greatly help us if our church leaders go back to what Jesus and the Apostles said and quit dusting off their complex theology books and other sagely anti-spiritual works.
Have you ever pondered the APR [automatic plate reader] as a tool to catch illegal immigrants on the road?
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