Does Government serve or rule us? Dangers of "positive law"
Worldview
Liberty (Right)
Description
Dr. Mark Hendrickson posits that positive laws (which"stipulate what citizens must do" lead to government tyranny, as opposed to the liberty protective "negative laws" (that stipulate what they must not do in abridging the freedom of others.) Key quote: " Masters tell slaves what to do. Free people don't have to obey someone else's orders." Government now does not just protect people (negative rights) but aims to act to make their lives better ("positive" laws), which creates a Pandora's Box..