How Tyranny Parades as Law
“Law is often but the tyrant’s will and always so when it violates the rights of an individual.”
Thomas Jefferson warned us.
The biggest crimes against liberty do not happen in the shadows. They happen right in front of us. Paraded as law, justice, and the public good. When law itself becomes a weapon, no one is safe.
THE MASK OF LEGALITY
If you want to understand how tyranny operates, you have to see through the disguise. No one openly admits they are out to crush your liberty. Every usurpation, every unconstitutional power grab, every violation of your rights is always dressed up with a stamp of law.
John Dickinson nailed it during the height of the American Revolution.
“All artful rulers who strive to extend their power beyond its just limits endeavor to give their attempts as much semblance of legality as possible.”
This is the tyrant’s playbook. They always hide behind “legality.” They never admit what is really going on.
The Anti-Federalist Federal Farmer sounded the same alarm.
“Men who govern will in doubtful cases construe laws and constitutions most favorably for increasing their own powers.”
Give them any ambiguity, and they will twist it to justify more power for…