LAW AND ORDER IS ESSENTIAL FOR STABILITY, PROSPERITY AND FREEDOM

LAW AND ORDER IS ESSENTIAL FOR STABILITY, PROSPERITY AND FREEDOM 

By Domenick J. Maglio, PhD.  Traditional Realist

“Nobody makes a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little,” Edmund Burke

Order among people is not established by magic. In the family, parents usually are the ones who set  the rules with appropriate consequences to develop order among family members across generations. Functional cultures in the past developed specific customs, standards and expectations over time.  These rules were time tested and adopted because they worked to the satisfaction of the community elders.

When it comes to consequences in the family for any misconduct, the consequence is usually turned into psychological babble without any significant punishing consequence or consistent follow up.  America’s traditional values of right and wrong are being lost and it is affecting our children’s behavior as they grow and interact with other institutions. Our culture is losing many of its sacred traditions.

School rules are not being enforced by teachers and administrators. Many of the rules are being promulgated by bureaucrats on the state level for politically correct adherence to federal initiatives. Under the Obama Administration, the Promise Program was stealthily established to decrease the number of felonious assault charges initiated against juveniles. In order to insure the state’s compliance with this program, the federal government granted them money for lowering the assault statistics. The money did create an incentive that lowered the reporting of these incidents while perversely increasing the actual delinquent behavior. It did statistically disguise the cause of the amount of crime without as usual, solving any root cause.

This bureaucratic mentality of sweeping things under the rug has become the rule in most government institutions. Mental health agencies and correctional facilities are placing dangerously unstable people back on the streets, which escalated their anti-social behavior. The Veteran’s Administration system of seeing patients was deceitful by keeping two waiting lists to appear to decrease the real waiting time for veterans to receive treatment.  The Internal Revenue System, the State Department, the Justice Department, the CIA, FBI and other departments have stolen the headlines for their obvious partisan behavior not punishing illegal behavior in their own agencies. Lawlessness has infiltrated the inner core of our local, state and federal governments as punishment for the illegal acts has almost ceased.

Corporate business also has not lived up to the spirit and at times, to the letter of the law. False advertising, poor workmanship, pirating information and innovation from less powerful enterprises have become common. When services are not delivered, such as flights being cancelled, refunds are not automatically forthcoming. The major tech, financial and pharmaceutical companies have well financed legal experts to intimidate any start-ups to fold or by purchasing them  instead of pursuing legal remedies. The larger corporation with their powerful legal staff is rarely prosecuted in this lobbyist/crony-capitalist time period.  

A society and culture has no better unit than the family to develop stability.  The parents insist the children abide by the rules or receive appropriate consequences at home. These children mature into conscientious lawful citizens that are the backbone of a stable, free nation. When the breakdown in the rule of law is not enforced in the home, community, business and government, someone has to take charge to reestablish order. This usually starts with the leaders that have enacted strong measures that are consistently enforced. When behavior is out-of-control, a leader has to stand up.

Great leaders know that enforcement is essential for us to maintain order. They realize that law with justice is inherently better than corruption and mob violence. Chaos has no friends except extremist groups who are attempting to create a coup. Radical changes without the majority’s consent too often results in repression and extermination of citizens.

Citizens do not need a divisive, hostile revolt to return to the respect for the rule of law.  We need a strong dedicated leader backed by moral families to bring back industrious, moral citizens who control their own behavior in a positive way and demand the same from others. These citizens will encourage stability, prosperity and personal freedom.  Our nation’s survival requires heroic people to step up.

Domenick Maglio, PhD. is a columnist carried by various newspapers, an author of several books and owner/director of Wider Horizons School, a college prep program. Dr. Maglio is an author of weekly newspaper articles, INVASION WITHIN  and a recent book, entitled, IN CHARGE PARENTING In a PC World. You can visit Dr. Maglio at www.drmaglio.blogspot.com.