A proposed reform to protect our liberty

[S-T]

A proposal:

I believe that there should be criminal penalties, including prison time, for government officials who violate someone’s Constitutional rights. As our liberties are increasingly threatened by a government that is growing bigger and more powerful, reforms need to be made to provide deterrence to government officials who violate the constitutional rights of American citizens.

A government that ignores the rule of law is far more dangerous to our liberty than any Islamic terrorist. The foundation of our system of government is the Constitution, establishing that the nation’s highest authority is a system of laws rather than the whim of a legislature or executive. The United States of America is not a nation founded because of a shared heritage or ethnicity; the US is a nation founded to secure the blessings of liberty for her people. Attacks on that liberty are therefore acts of treason and should be punished accordingly.

Agree or disagree with the above statement?

[omegatrump]

A proposal:

I believe that there should be criminal penalties, including prison time, for government officials who violate someone’s Constitutional rights. As our liberties are increasingly threatened by a government that is growing bigger and more powerful, reforms need to be made to provide deterrence to government officials who violate the constitutional rights of American citizens.

A government that ignores the rule of law is far more dangerous to our liberty than any Islamic terrorist. The foundation of our system of government is the Constitution, establishing that the nation’s highest authority is a system of laws rather than the whim of a legislature or executive. The United States of America is not a nation founded because of a shared heritage or ethnicity; the US is a nation founded to secure the blessings of liberty for her people. Attacks on that liberty are therefore acts of treason and should be punished accordingly.

Agree or disagree with the above statement?

Absolutely! An attack on our Constitution is an act of treason. What about Government officials who continually ignore the restraints of law, and think that they are above the law? Those government officials that think the law is just a fence to keep us cattle in the pen?

[Timberwolf]

Isn't that why we have the 2nd amendment? To "cast off the chains of a tyrannical government"?

btw - Absolutely, 1000% agree...

[cerebraldebris]

I agree completely. Accountability is a must.