what is bad about governmen
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This brings us to Paul?s second point. That is, there will never be a perfectly good government for the same reason that governments exist in the first place. Namely, all people fall short of perfection and governments are run by people. For this reason a perfectly good government cannot exist in this world. The functions of government are carried out by people who are flawed as much as anyone else, and sometimes more so. It is, therefore, wholly unrealistic to expect perfect justice in this life. Bad government arises as a result of this situation. Occasions of failure can include both allowing those guilty of committing crimes to go free as well as punishing those who have not committed the crimes of which they are accused. Put simply, it is not possible for any human institution to right all wrongs. Even if we committed all available resources to the task, some injustice would persist. Since this is the reality of our situation, it is best understood that some offenses committed against us should simply be ignored. In such cases, seeking government intervention may well cost far more than might be gained. Thus, there will always exist in society some degree of injustice and suffering. While it is a worthy goal to minimize this kind of injustice and suffering, it is also unrealistic to suppose that it can be eliminated entirely.
Being deeply influenced by the Christian religion, the American Founders shared Paul’s view. But, they also believed that people in America were suffering far more than reasonably should be expected. In their view, the English government had so overstepped its bounds that it could no longer claim its God given position to rule. As a result, they believed that the Declaration of Independence was warranted. After the revolution, they went on to hammer out the Constitution. In doing so, they demonstrated their understanding that the government they were fashioning would also fall short of perfection. In the Preamble to that document we read the following phrase, "...in order to form a more perfect Union..." By this phrase, the Framers state clearly their aim was to establish a government intended to more nearly achieve the desirable goals of government while limiting the degree to which its power could be abused. They understood how easily power could be used for evil ends. Therefore, they wanted to set up a limited government that was held in check in various ways. For this reason, they created a mixed government which had imbedded in it aspects of all forms of control organized over and against one another so has to hold each branch’s power in check. They fashioned the executive branch in a monarchial form, the Senate as an aristocratic institution, and the House of Representatives fashioned in a democratic style. In addition, they checked these with the judicial branch. Finally, they radically restricted the number of functions of government. Among these was to provide a system of defense against aggressors and to punish wrongdoers so as to secure the peace so that those who desire to live generally self-controlled lives could do so with relative security. These are the essential ideas behind the constitutional government they created.
As already mentioned, the Founders did not labor under the notion that the government they were founding would be perfect. They understood that U.S. government would fall far short of the goal because even conscientious people will on occasion abuse the power of their offices. While everyone can agree that such abuses ought to be rooted out, it is unrealistic to expect that they can be, for if it were possible, then there would be no need for government at all.
In fact, their judgment accords well with our experience. Despite the limitations imposed, numerous examples of abuses of power can be observed in the history of the nation. Still, the checks and balances often thwarted these abuses. "Indeed, the Constitution worked tolerably well, usually, from 1789 to 1933. Undoubtedly, it had sometimes been bent out of shape...", but it tended to limit the abuse of power while providing a more or less civil order within which people lived.[5] Since the 1930s, however, for all practical purposes, the Constitution has been ignored and the national government has continued to grow virtually unchecked. As a result, there has been a proliferation of bad government which may very well turn ugly.
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