Subject:
Frank the Carjacker

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Dear Subscriber,

Frank is a carjacker. But unlike most, he's a swell guy. You see,
he doesn't steal cars. If you pay him a few bucks, he'll change
your car's oil for you. He's also good with tune-ups and filter
changes. He's a good, honest guy, and charges very reasonable
prices for quality work.

What do you think of Frank so far? Well, you might be thinking, "If
he doesn't steal cars, why do you call him a carjacker?"

Good question.

Now that you've met Frank, I would also like to introduce you to a
local government. But it's not your usual bunch of control freak
politicians and their hired guns. No, these guys never violate
anyone's individual rights. In fact, all they do is defend people's
rights. If you choose to pay for their services, they can do
investigations, arbitration, track down and capture thieves and
murderers, and so on. They don't rob you, or boss you around
(unless you're robbing or assaulting someone else), or do anything
else obnoxious or oppressive.

What do you think of them so far? Well, if you thought about it for
a while, you might think to ask, "Why do you call them
'government'?"

Good question.

The Declaration of Independence says that governments are formed to
defend the rights of individuals. With all due respect to Thomas
Jefferson, that's a load of bullpoop. You might as well say that
carjackers are instituted among men to help them keep their cars
running well. If someone doesn't steal cars, he's not a carjacker,
and if a certain group of people does nothing more than defend
individual rights, they are NOT a "government."

What would a purely defensive organization look like? Well, it
wouldn't "tax" you, for starters. Nor would it pretend to have any
rights that YOU don't have, like the right to tell you what you can
eat, drink, smoke, watch, say, produce, sell, build, etc. And since
we ALL have the right to defend ourselves and others, it would need
no constitution, no legislation, no elections, and no political
process at all to do what it does: defending individual rights. It
also would have no right to forcibly deter competing defense
organizations, so it would have no monopoly. There could be (and
probably would be) dozens of such organizations competing for your
business. It would have no rights that YOU don't have, so it's
commands wouldn't be "law" any more than your commands are. It's
agents would have no "authority" that you don't have. It would not
be above you in any way, shape or form, and you would be under no
obligation to treat its agents any differently than you treat
anyone else.

Does that sound like "government" to you? Such an organization is
no more "government" than the above-mentioned Frank is a carjacker.
If it doesn't claim the right to rule you, at least in a limited
way, it's NOT GOVERNMENT.

What the Constitution describes, on the other hand, IS a
"government," and is NOT a purely defensive organization. It
pretends to have the right to "tax," for example. Would you like me
to come and "defend your rights" by forcing you to give me some
money? The contradiction should be obvious, despite the nonsensical
civics propaganda we've all been fed.

You can either have an organization that just defends individual
rights, OR you can have a "government." By definition, the two are
mutually exclusive. If it has the right to rule, control, and rob
me--even in a limited manner--then it's not my DEFENDER. I almost
feel silly pointing that out, since it's so patently obvious, but
since we've all been trained to believe the ridiculous, the truth
needs to be said. The Constitution is a document which pretended to
bestow upon Congress rights that you and I DON'T HAVE. So to
pretend that the system described therein is merely one for
protecting individual rights is utterly absurd. However limited and
reasonable you try to make it, "government" (by definition) is
ALWAYS a ruling class, and therefore is ALWAYS the enemy of
liberty. To pretend otherwise is to deny the obvious.

Sincerely,


Larken Rose
http://www.larkenrose.com

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