Zeal For Truth

It appears that Barack Obama’s global tax proposal is up for Senate vote. I have not been super-down on Obama because he has seemed to emphasize a strong respect for individual civil rights. It would appear, however, that his ideals for fiscal policy are downright terrifying.

According to the link:

A nice-sounding bill called the “Global Poverty Act,” sponsored by Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama, is up for a Senate vote on Thursday and could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States. The bill, which has the support of many liberal religious groups, makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations.

However, I want to make a warning to conservatives, before they jump on the bandwagon to strike at the Illinois Senator. The power vested in the congress to do this was allowed and even encouraged at times by conservatives. The conservatives wanted the power to do conservative things like make wars and fund “strategic alliances.” But conservatives don’t remain in charge forever (even if under that name). This is the nature of power - it creates a vacuum that attracts abuse. For example, conservatives who support all the increased surveillance, identification and detention need to consider what a Hillary Clinton or even more radical leftist would do with these powers.

This is part of the inherent failures of even so called “modern” government systems. Whereas democracies falter because the people elect autocratic planners and leaders to do everything for them, republics fall because laws get passed that give significant power to the law-makers. This is what happens when principles are compromised for expediency.

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