Faith Based Politics Now Obsolete

Social Justice Demands a New Paradigm:  Beyond the Faithful Execution of Laws

Faithful observance of law is enjoined in Leviticus 26:3-5, Deuterotomy 11:13, Ezekiel 11:20, and the US Constitution 2:3.  The last asserts that the president "shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

Faith as a critical element in society made sense in the 18th century, when our system of government was crafted.  But the world was simpler then.  There was no inequality.  There was no poverty.  There was no injustice.  In short, it was appropriate for a president to countenance faithful execution of laws since everyone always agreed on everything.  We were a childish people then; all was good.

But now we are a mature nation.  In the last 200 years we have learned to set aside Leviticus, Deuterotomy, Ezeikiel, and the Constitution.  We no longer need or want faithful leaders who can be trusted.  We need great men to rule us.  Those great men must not be constrained by the 200 year old paradigm of liberty and justice under law.

Reactionary elements obsess on the negative aspects of one man rule and minimize the benefits.   They deny that the great men in history have always made things better.  But what would Russia be today without Stalin?  Italy without Mussolini?  France without Richelieu?  Germany without Bismarck?  Spain without Torquemada?  The list is endless.  Everything good and every justice that has been secured has been secured by great men who were not constrained by the law.

It is time for America to celebrate its maturity and to set aside childish things, like trust in the law.  Let us embrace our wise and just ruler.  What could possibly go wrong?