Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/23/84; site ucbcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!faustus From: faustus@ucbcad.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: CONSISTENCY? Still waiting... Message-ID: <38@ucbcad.UUCP> Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 01:20:39 EST Article-I.D.: ucbcad.38 Posted: Mon Dec 31 01:20:39 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 31-Dec-84 04:09:02 EST References: <2167@umcp-cs.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: UC Berkeley CAD Group, Berkeley, CA Lines: 18 > From: J. Bashinsk>i< ...!ucbvax!bashinsk%ucbcory > > A GOVERNMENT is an entity which reserves all use of force to itself, > > and which uses force to prevent others from using force without > > its authorization. > > A LIBERTARIAN GOVERNMENT is a government which uses force only in > > response to the use of force or fraud by others... > > ...and is therefore a contradiction in terms. To prevent (or be willing > to prevent) other (rights-enforcement) organizations from using force > would require the initiation of force. QED. No... Take the following basis for law: no entity, except the government, may initiate force, period. Maybe we will allow the government to initiate force, but even if we don't we can still have a consistent system. There are a lot of police around whose job is to respond with force to people who initiate force. Where's the problem? Wayne