I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it. James Bovard administrationamazeavoid Change image and share on social
Some politicians are aware of the Bill of Rights. It seems that the opposition party is far more likely to invoke it, to wave it in the air, this is what we saw from a lot of republicans during the Clinton Administration, and we are seeing the same from Democrats under Bush. James Bovard administrationairaware share on social
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. James Bovard boarddemocraticdestroy Change image and share on social
Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy. James Bovard backcagedemocracy Change image and share on social
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule. James Bovard equalityfatherfound Change image and share on social
Trumpeting the importance of voting deludes people into thinking that they have a leash on the government. James Bovard deludegovernmentimportance Change image and share on social
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard baddocilegood share on social
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights. James Bovard americanawareconstitution share on social
Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people. James Bovard ageamericanancient Change image and share on social
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. James Bovard classdangerousdefinition Change image and share on social
