CounterPunch
by Jill Farrell

11/05/05

"Montesquieu, famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers, said, 'There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.' The latest test balloon of federal power enhancement comes in the form of public health response to the possibility of an outbreak of pandemic bird flu. ... The gargantuan federal government will never resist the temptation to grant itself additional power. It is up to us at the grassroots level to confront it when it oversteps its bounds. It is incumbent upon us to tell it when it is wrong for the simple fact that they are wrong and not submit to the whims of 'our side'...

http://www.counterpunch.org/farrell11052005.html


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp