It has finally snowed here in the Mid-Atlantic. It was amazing watching several hundred ducks flying over my house yesterday as I shoveled snow from my driveway. They no doubt seek non-frozen water. And flying farther East across the Atlantic ocean to the Middle East you might not have noticed what I believe our future holds.
One of the world’s many dictators is on trial in Iraq. Saddam Hussein is understandably not playing along with the concepts of the rule of law. How hard it must be for a one-time king to now be a subject, to submit to ideals of equal justice. During his trial Saddam has repeatedly refused to respect the court. To quote the tyrant,
“This is not a court, this is not a court, this is a game”.
How can anyone really argue with someone who is utterly incapable of understanding and accepting how a system of government founded upon the rule of law works? Even in our own country people make a mockery of common law and common sense.
Consider this, a thief suing the person who defended their private property with a gun, or class action lawsuits against cigarette makers. From the outset, the thief was wrong to enter someone’s house without permission and the smoker is responsible for their own actions….. no one forced them to rob or smoke! They deny responsibility.
But all this really speaks to a depravity within. It is prevalent. It ultimately has to be this way due to human nature. Humanism and moral-relativism are best friends. It says we can do no wrong. And it finds its most glorious moment when we become gods in our own mind, as Saddam so eloquently displays and says to the Judge of his trial,
“Are you trying to overcome your own smallness?”
I implied Saddam’s shenanigans were a preview of what’s to come here in the US. I say this because the system of government the Founders of our county established (a Representative Republic form of government) was not designed to handle the widespread apathy to Judeo-Christian values upon which our laws are derived. We know that the representatives are elected by the people…but this people is to be a moral people who have their heads right. I quote a hero of mine, Founder and second President John Adams,
“Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
How interesting it is to see a clash of beliefs. How fascinating it is to witness man vs. law. We are given these case studies everyday in the news. We lament corrupt politicians and we laugh at Saddam. May we learn from both!
Vote for Pedro,
Jim
Saddam trial link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4709868.stm