[FreeReign]

I always see this as not an "either/or" chioice, but a balance. We "give up" freedom by having laws in the first place, or by empowering police at all. We couldn't have a society at all with total anarchy. It's a question of how much liberty, how much security.

Well said. Our Constitution is not a libertarian document.

[Protagoras]

Well said.

As already pointed out, and agreed to by the author, it was not well said.

Our Constitution is not a libertarian document.

Actually, most so called "libertarian" principles are the same ones as the constitution's.