The Government Cometh Not…
But for to Kill, to Steal, and to Destroy
by Bill Huff
by Bill Huff
"I’m from
the Government and I’m here to Kill you… But relax! First, I am
going to Rob you."
If you are
contented to know "government" as your Surrogate Murderer,
Thief and Destroyer, read no further. As Murray Rothbard said, they
are "a
bandit gang writ large." The 20th Century saw
more Death
by Government than any other so far. The purpose of this article
is to warn against our repeating or exceeding that record. Eternal
Vigilance requires more than a healthy dose of skepticism – it requires
a jaundiced eye. But you may need to become more sensitive to pink
or red than yellow.
The word "Thief"
in the verse I parodied substituting "government" above
[John 10:10 KJV] would appear to be one Satan or the Devil within
the context of that verse. When government imitates him the comparison
is apt. In fact, if you read a little further over in the
book of Revelation you will find that its predictions for the
Apocalypse include many references to a league between Beelzebub
and some sort of one-world government. If the Devil is in the details,
surely he is busy in the operations of corrupt governments all over
the world. But that leaves us no excuse to cooperate with him or
go along willingly. "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."~ Thomas
Jefferson
Socialistic
governments are grounded in Theft. It’s what they do:
From each
according to his ability to each according to his need. ~ Karl
Marx
The more they
steal the more dangerous they become. Sooner or later they get to
the killing and destroying phases.
If you still
want to pretend government is a necessary evil you should at least
recognize that it is more precisely described as being somewhere
on a continuum between two bad options:
Government
is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. Like fire, it
is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George
Washington
You can make
believe it is reason and eloquence, or even salesmanship, if you
like. But in the end you will feel the difference. Considering the
last election it is painfully obvious that the American people fall
prey to smooth talkers with zero substance from both wings of the
National Socialist Party. We are most vulnerable when we are politically
and economically illiterate.
If you "work"
in "government service" without question, I cannot think
of a better way to describe you than to say you are a Slave. A reading
of the Government
Code of Ethics may help you to start sorting things out. Put
down the doughnut and back away from the computer. If your position
is being used to enable more government theft, own up to it and
quit, or work diligently to expose and eliminate the corruption.
Become a whistle blower.
The GAO says we are missing Trillions. Are you part of the problem
or part of the solution?
Am I being
uncharitable toward the Infestation of our capitol city? A little
harsh perhaps?
The Whisky
Rebellion was put down in order to flex the muscles of the new
federal government that was Never
meant to have power Over the States. Hamilton
was apparently the orchestrator. After that came the Trail
of Tears. I have heard that there is one [1] treaty that the
US Government kept with the Native Americans. I’ll believe that
one when I see it. Honest
Abe fomented the War of Northern Aggression – which started
with more than one episode of firing on unarmed Northern
civilians. Later came such sad episodes as Japanese Internment;
the Atomic Bombs that vaporized Japanese civilians; Ruby Ridge and
Waco, and an endless stream of phony wars – at least since 1812.
Does anyone remember the Tuskegee
Experiment? Of course that was then, and the FDA incest with
Big Pharma is now. Now the government is benevolent – and
they have incessant television ads to help us all believe it.
"Sure,
You Can Trust the Government!"
Our real history
has many tawdry details – almost none of which reaches the modern
classroom – unless it is colored by dyed-in-the-wool collectivist/statists.
If we did anything "bad" in the past they will offer a
collectivist/statist explanation and a collectivist/statist way
of avoiding it in the future. Governments who are supposed to protect
and defend, keep coming up with more efficient ways to kill their
own people, as well as the less prepared among the other nations
of the world. If the Iraqis had already possessed deployed "WMDs"
it is very doubtful that George the Brave II would have considered
attacking them.
Calling theft
"Wealth Redistribution" can never make it right.
Q: Where does
wealth come from?
A: Not Ever
from government!
You say:
"There are persons who have no money," and you turn to the law.
But the law is not a breast that fills itself with milk. Nor are
the lacteal veins of the law supplied with milk from a source
outside the society. Nothing can enter the public treasury for
the benefit of one citizen or one class unless other citizens
and other classes have been forced to send it in. If every person
draws from the treasury the amount that he has put in it, it is
true that the law then plunders nobody. But this procedure does
nothing for the persons who have no money. It does not promote
equality of income. The law can be an instrument of equalization
only as it takes from some persons and gives to other persons.
When the law does this, it is an instrument of plunder.
With this
in mind, examine the protective tariffs, subsidies, guaranteed
profits, guaranteed jobs, relief and welfare schemes, public education,
progressive taxation, free credit, and public works. You will
find that they are always based on legal plunder, organized injustice.
~ Frédéric
Bastiat in The Law
Government
is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live
at the expense of everybody else. ~ Frédéric
Bastiat in Government
The Bible has
many references to "thieves," which made me think of repeating
an exercise I have often done with other words. I took the word
"thief" and searched the familiar King James Version for
more references that could aptly describe "government."
I think I may have found a pattern.
Here are a
few more quotes:
If a man
shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep [as in
a government "lockbox"] and it be stolen out of the
man's house ["appropriated"]; if the thief be
found [or if the government gets caught] let him pay double. ~
Exodus 22:7
If the thief
be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto
the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's
goods. ~ Exodus 22:7–9 [This one makes me think of all the
most recent violations of a fiduciary nature within this federal
government – and what ought to be done to rectify the situation.
Now all we need is an honest judge who is not biased toward the
Feds. Has the government put its hand on your goods by printing
fiat money and colluding with a fractional
reserve banking system?]
Whoso is
partner with a thief hateth his own soul: ~ Proverbs 29:24a
[Does this speak of government employment? Non-essential government
workers? Unconstitutional government workers? Monies spent on
subcontractors who are doing tasks not authorized by law? Bailout
recipients? Monies channeled to benefit lobbyists or campaign
donors? Bankers who print "money" with nothing to back
it? What about the perversion of eminent domain by the courts?]
As the thief
is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed;
they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their
prophets. – Jeremiah 2:26 [This example is a direct Biblical comparison
between corrupt government and a "thief." But our government
servants are no longer ashamed for the most part – they are brazen
– although they occasionally feign embarrassment when caught red-handed.]
But know
this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch
the thief would come, he would have watched, and would
not have suffered his house to be broken up. – Matthew 24:43 [If
we were truly
informed and vigilant would we be more aware of the government’s
thefts and their magnitude? I think so.]
Verily, verily,
I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold,
but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and
a robber. ~ John 10:1 [In a broad sense, this verse made me think
of illegitimate power grabs or "usurpations" so prevalent
in the current revision of American government.]
This he said,
not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief…
~ John 12:6 b [Spoken of Judas, this one made me think of Bill
Clinton whenever he talked about feeling someone else’s pain.
But it seems to apply well to any disingenuous thief who has taken
on the mantle of government service. Some of them are very eloquent
thieves – more slippery than greased Teflon.]
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The Bible contains
many references to law, justice, politics and money – all good word
searches for further study – all good reference points for measuring
government performance. The Founders knew the Bible very well and
referred to it often. Under Jefferson’s guidance it was used as
a textbook in the DC schools.
…when the
wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. ~ Proverbs 29:2b
Conversely:
He that ruleth
over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. And he shall
be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning
without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth
by clear shining after rain. ~ II Samuel 23:3b–4 [the
Last Words of David]
The fear of
God in the context above has to involve the protection of God-given
rights and equality
before the law for all. It could never involve stealing from
one citizen to benefit another who has not earned it. Otherwise
"Thou Shalt Not Steal" would not have universal application.
It never did have universal appeal.
It has been
quite some time apparently, since the American People have put
the Fear of God into their Servants. It would appear we now
punish ourselves by reelecting them.
Like it or
not, there has been no effective way to rein in the federal government
since they abandoned the lawful
money provisions of the Constitution. This is partially because
all three Branches are in Collusion. They have a book full of blank
checks drawn on your account. These abuses of the monetary authorities
are the modi operandi of the Grandest Financial Crimes in history
– now being perpetrated flagrantly, publicly and in brazen defiance
of every standard of morality and ethics. Estimates of unfunded
future government obligations now range in the tens of trillions.
Do the Math
if you can. Maybe the Devil will have to play catch-up.
January
15, 2009
Bill
Huff [send him mail] is a
Classical Libertarian and proprietor of LEXREX.com
and JamTheCulture.com;
a former public school music teacher turned home schooling advocate;
a US Navy veteran, and host of WarIsARacket.com.
He
is available as a guest
lecturer or for interviews on talk radio.
Copyright
© 2009 Bill Huff
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