Society and Government Were Not Distinguished Properly by the US Supreme Court
A society is a voluntary association of individuals who have common ends. Societies 
are natural things because man cannot live alone without the security furnished by a society. It was correct to say long ago that man is a ‘social animal.’ At this time, every society needs a government. Unfortunately, the current needs for governments cause some people to conclude that society and government are the same thing. This is not true.
In his Common Sense, Thomas Paine says, ‘Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse whereas the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil, ..." Paine concludes that humans must surrender part of their property to government for security means only because evils exist. It thus follows that if evils are reduced dramatically, societies will require reduced governments. And, if evils are eliminated, government will not be necessary.
Clearly, society and government are distinct things. This is why the founders made the ‘USA society’ with the Declaration of Independence and the ‘USA society’ made the US government with the Constitution. It should also be clear that the Declaration of Independence is the highest law in the body of US laws.
When the US Supreme Court does not use the Declaration of Independence in its judicial decisions, the ‘USA society’ cannot perfect itself or help other nations. By not causing the USA society to perfect itself, the US government became more and more evil itself. A growing spiral of evilness seems to be occurring in the US government. A feedback of evilness, from the US government to the US citizens, might thus be predictable.
are natural things because man cannot live alone without the security furnished by a society. It was correct to say long ago that man is a ‘social animal.’ At this time, every society needs a government. Unfortunately, the current needs for governments cause some people to conclude that society and government are the same thing. This is not true.In his Common Sense, Thomas Paine says, ‘Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse whereas the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil, ..." Paine concludes that humans must surrender part of their property to government for security means only because evils exist. It thus follows that if evils are reduced dramatically, societies will require reduced governments. And, if evils are eliminated, government will not be necessary.
Clearly, society and government are distinct things. This is why the founders made the ‘USA society’ with the Declaration of Independence and the ‘USA society’ made the US government with the Constitution. It should also be clear that the Declaration of Independence is the highest law in the body of US laws.
When the US Supreme Court does not use the Declaration of Independence in its judicial decisions, the ‘USA society’ cannot perfect itself or help other nations. By not causing the USA society to perfect itself, the US government became more and more evil itself. A growing spiral of evilness seems to be occurring in the US government. A feedback of evilness, from the US government to the US citizens, might thus be predictable.
posted by George Shollenberger @ 1:44 PM
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