The original claim for government was that it was instituted to guarantee justice. Its role, in other words, was a negative one: it punished wrong-doers. The "wrong" was an assault by a person or group upon the persons or property of others. If no one complained, the "wrong" either wasn't wrong at all, or the parties involved settled it amicably, or decided to overlook the matter. That was then: this is now. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of "laws" on the books which punish individuals chosen by the government for having violated no one's rights, and which do not … Continue reading Let the Seller Beware