Is the US Government pro Dictatorship?

[TheRealMafoo]

ManusJustus said:

TheRealMafoo said:

ManusJustus said:

Timmah! said:

He violated the balance of powers set up in the government and breaking the law. When anybody deliberately breaks the law, be he a president or a plumber, that person is a criminal.

Thats an incorrect to think about government.  Should America refuse to recognize Iraq because the current leader violated the laws and constitution of Saddam's Hussien government?  That is an extreme example, but an example of your logic nonetheless.

There is no use to lie or try and fool anybody, its obvious that your reasoning is that you dont like Zedalya (sp?) so you draw from another argument to justify your desire to have him removed from office.  Just say that you disagree with Zedalya and that you think that we would be better off without him in power.  No use to beat around the bush.

That's the beauty of the rule of law. It's blind. I know nothing about Zedalya, other then he broke the law and should be removed. If I learned about him, and discovered he was the greatest man I had ever known, I would still think he should have been fired for attempting to take liberty away from the people.

In a perfect government, justice is blind. Are you suggesting that you feel laws should apply differently based on what you think of the person breaking them?

Law is not always good.  I keep making extreme examples but its the easiset way to get the point across.  In some countries it is a crime to convert from Islam, in some countries it is a crime for women to show their face, in some countries it is a crime to speak out against the government.

These are laws but that doesnt mean we should follow them. 

Do you support the protestors in Iran even though they are breaking the law set by the ruling elite in Iran?

I got a question for you. If you don't agree with a law, like drug use in America for example, do you think it's better to ignore it, or work to change it?

I think drugs should be legal. I also think anyone who smokes pot should be fined for breaking the law. If we do not protect the rule of law, we have nothing to protect.

What he should have done, is lobbied congress to change the law. If they won't, it's because the people don't want it. If the people wanted it enough, they would have elected a congress who would change the law.

Besides, who cares? As we have seen with both Bush and Obama, the problem of government is giving them to much power. Obama and Bush lead this country exactly the same way. Badly.

If we had kept the powers in there respective places, it would not really matter all that much who was president. People would just come and go, and do a fairly good job of things.

The way it works now, Obama and Bush both have had enough power to really make a negative impact on the US. I commend Hondurus for doing the right thing.