God has spoken to me, I think.
I was disenfranchised by broken Diebold machines today. The ballot was incomplete and left off the local referendums including the one that would bring Instant Runoff Voting to Shelby Co, TN (Memphis). After I was turned away from the polls, I got back in my car, listening to the volunteer radio station WEVL. They were playing the bluegrass gospel song, Daniel Prayed. The second verse started like this:
The cast him in the lions den because he would not honor men.
Now I don’t know if God sill talks to humans or not, but I think that message was too profound for me to ignore. I think the institution called government is broken by its very nature. No man has moral authority over any other man. I think natural laws rule the physical world as well as our interactions with each other and the choices we make. We see natural consequences of our actions all the time. Economist call these “market forces.” If people would allow their neighbors to be ruled by the natural consequences of their own actions the world would be a peaceful and prosperous place.
Some people say that anarchy is chaos, but that statement ignores the existence of natural law. It is the violent force of government that has always disrupted human tranquility. For this reason I am compelled to no longer participate in the system. If it is true that government rules by the consent of the governed then I hearby withdraw my consent. I do this under my nom de plume as to avoid hostility from the violent people that work to secure the institution of government. From now on anytime I do consent to government authority I do so under duress, for fear of loss of life or liberty, or to protect the life or liberty of another voluntary participant.
I don’t know if divine providence kept me from voting today or not. I do know that my decision is not reactionary. It is based on principle and humanity. I do not believe in the use of force, violence, or coercion to achieve political or social goals. Government by its nature is force monopolized.
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