Friday, May 4, 2007

For the Public Good By Tony Rubolotta

Committing crimes on behalf of the "public good" has become a way of life for politicians on the left and is seducing many on the right. In its extremes, actions on behalf of the public good include genocide, but such extremes always have their beginnings with seemingly good intentioned and benign policies that pave the proverbial road to hell. When the public good is used to rationalize minor crimes, it is only a matter of time before major crimes can also be justified.

The politician however is only the willing instrument for the criminal intentions of the voters who put them in office. Seemingly innocuous crimes against property for the "public good" are the first steps toward more sinister goals. The politician’s craving for power is often disguised as concern for the public good with an ever expanding boundary of influence.

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