Friday, May 22, 2020

Will the Political Class Be Held Liable For What They've Done?

Politicians have effectively claimed a right to inflict unlimited economic damage in pursuit of zero COVID-19 contagion.

In the name of saving lives, politicians have entitled themselves to destroy an unlimited number of livelihoods.

Politicians in many states responded to COVID-19 by dropping the equivalent of a Reverse Neutron Bomb - something which destroys the economy while supposedly leaving human beings unharmed.

Politicians have vaccinated themselves against any blame for the economic carnage by touting experts who said it was all necessary.

Because politicians have no liability for the economic damage they inflict, they have no incentive to minimize the disruptions they decree.

Thanks to sovereign immunity, it would be even more hopeless for American citizens to sue American politicians for the damage that their shutdown orders have inflicted on their businesses, paychecks, and lives.

"Better safe than sorry" is damned risky when politicians have no liability for what they ravage.


http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/may/21/will-the-political-class-be-held-liable-for-what-they-ve-done/

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