LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Don’t allow totalitarian rule – Washington Times

OPINION:

Bidens unmanned killer drone strikes continue abroad (Web, Jan. 26) reminds us that in 1776, with pens and muskets, private-sector Founders and patriots created government to secure each individuals unalienable rights to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

In 1791 representatives from the private sector amended their government with the Fifth Amendment in order to allow a simple majority of the Supreme Court to opine that due process was followed allowing life, liberty, or property to be infringed upon until impotent. In 1868 representatives revised their government using the Fourteenth Amendment to restrict each state but allowing a simple majority of the Supreme Court to infringe upon rights without limit.

A fundamental feature of socialist governments, whether Communist or Fascist, is totalitarian rule by whoever controls a simple majority of government (e.g., a nations omnipotent court).

Do we need to revise the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments to require a unanimous opinion before the Supreme Court declares due process was followed and infringes upon unalienable rights to the point of impotence?

JOE BOYETT

Montgomery, Al.

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