by Michael W. Dean

You might think I’d be happy about this 7-2 ruling that came down yesterday:

Supreme Court: Sex offenders can be held indefinitely

But I’m not. Here’s why. The ruling:

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday the federal government has the power to keep some sex offenders behind bars indefinitely after they have served their sentences if officials determine those inmates may prove “sexually dangerous” in the future.

“The federal government, as custodian of its prisoners, has the constitutional power to act in order to protect nearby (and other) communities from the danger such prisoners may pose,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote for the 7-2 majority….

Note - Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia were the dissenters.

Seems good on the surface, in a “think of the children!” way, but could be expanded to anything. This means they could probably put citizens in prison if they thought you might be a danger to the government, but had no proof. If they just “feel it’s a good idea” in a “think of the children!” sort of way. (Like if you vote Republican or Libertarian….)

I think that a problem a lot of libertarians and Republicans have is relying too heavily on the Constitution (and on its interpenetration by the guys in dresses. Letting those guys make up the rules as they go along was never the plan of the Founding Fathers.) The Constitution does not GRANT rights, it only tries to ENFORCE rights THAT YOU WERE BORN WITH. It’s all about NATURAL RIGHTS, not what Nanci Pelosi or Harry Reid or even Ron Paul says. It’s what is RIGHT, not what some lawmakers or law interpreters SAY is right.

If you live your life with integrity, you KNOW what’s right, and you don’t need some guy in a dress to tell you so. And Natural Rights (and the Constitution) only include negative rights (which are actually good things), like the right not to be killed for no reason, the right not to be tyrannized and taxed to death. And Natural Rights (and the Constitution) do NOT include and “positive rights” (positive rights are bad things), like the right to “free heath care”, the right to “a good job with benefits”, etc. Because positive rights can only be obtained by stealing from others.

Governments cannot earn money, they can only steal it, borrow it or print it. And none of those help honest people, and none of those are included in Natural Rights. And arrogant and sociopathic thuggish goons like Nanci Pelosi, Harry Reid, Obama, and now apparently the Supreme Court, do not understand Natural Rights. And Governments only have power if YOU give it to them.

I’m not telling people not to vote. I’d say vote for the least statist person who has a chance to win…usually a Republican, put the breaks on the Obama regime Cloward and Piven crap, and after that’s taken care of, we’ll work from there.

Article by Michael W. Dean. http://www.libertarianpunk.com/

Article exclusive for the Libertarian Republican. Michael W. Dean works for a living in Wyoming, makes protest music, and refuses to buy into the notion that academics in DC can tell him what to do in Wyoming, and he will not pay for the health care of other musicians.