ron@trsvax.UUCP (08/31/84)
#R:security:-70400:trsvax:66200001:000:1188 trsvax!ron Aug 30 16:12:00 1984 > Yes Several HIGHLY VISIBLE trials. A few highly visible trials of scape-goats > caught red-handed when the media got on a politician's case do not make > society safe. The fourth branch is the prosecutor in most such cases. > Our system of checks and balances should not come to rely on investigative > journalism as the only check--that should be the double-check, as it was > intended by our fore-fathers. The Judiciary is the intended immediate > check against the Executive Police powers, with the Legislative as the > long-term, policy, check. Our fore-fathers have probably turned over in their graves from the mess we've made of their ideals and dreams. If they could have forseen the far future, it would be interesting to see how differently the Constitution and other laws would have been written. We've come a long way from the days of caring about other people. As a child, I remember being told the story of Ben Franklin opening up his candle store at a very late hour in order to help a stranger. Show me one store today that would do the same. The police USED to be honest, and most are, even to this date. But it only takes one or two to spoil the whole barrel.