Source:
Institute For Political Economy
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts
In the Soviet Union common criminals were punished less harshly and
received better treatment than political prisoners. A person who had
committed a violent crime had more rights than someone who expressed
criticism of the government and could be portrayed as having acted
against the government. We now have the same situation in the US.
In a recent case the Supreme Court overturned the sentence of a drug
dealer who was convicted on the basis of a warrantless 28-day search by
having a GPS device affixed to his car. In other words, a common
criminal still has privacy rights under the Constitution, but not US
citizens who are suspected of vague and nebulous “terrorist support.”
Both Republicans and Democrats have demonstrated disregard for the civil
liberty protections guaranteed by the US Constitution. Among the
visible candidates for president, only Ron Paul has respect for the
Constitution. As it is now possible for the executive branch to take
away the life and liberty of a US citizen without due process of law,
the Constitution is for all practical purposes lost. Tyranny looms, and
Ron Paul is the only candidate who stands against tyranny.
This is why I have written that Ron Paul is our last chance and
encouraged his libertarian handlers to be flexible enough for the
electorate to elect Ron Paul. I agree that Ron Paul, if elected
president, would be hamstrung by the Establishment, but the other
candidates offer no hope whatsoever.
What is at stake is not libertarianism, but the US Constitution.
Unfortunately, not many libertarians see that. Neither do many
progressives. If truth be known, Americans are too divided and in
opposition to one another to be able to unite against tyranny.
Source: Corbett Report
