Political Stewardship: Why Draconian Acts and Laws Are Not Compatible With Our Civilized World
What are Draconian Acts?
The word draconian itself has a history of severity, harshness and cruelty. Draconian stands for everything that is inhuman, unreasonable and plainly devilish. Draconian laws not only disregard all human rights but even are prepared to desecrate whatever is sacred to humanity and gods. Megacles, who is credited with transforming Athens which was an oligarchy to tyranny made use of draconian laws in its political transformation. In the process of enforcing his draconian laws, he murdered the dissenting citizens who sought refuge in the shrines of the gods. As Megacles desecrated a holy place, he and his family was cursed by the gods and hated by all the people of his day.
The history of draconian acts has its modern day Megacles who are keen in becoming political tyrants. The drives are usually the desire for authoritarian powers and the economic benefits that come with it. They are willing to disregard all human rights. They considered themselves as demigods in their nation. Their choice instrument for tyranny is the draconian acts and laws, which are used to justify intimidation, incarceration, violence, kidnapping, embezzlement, torture, rape and plain murders. When elected leaders in democratic nations turn from being political managers to tyrants, they disregard all parliamentary and civil laws which act as checks and balances against the abuse of political governing powers. So, the only way out for them to accomplish tyranny is the use of draconian laws. As draconian laws disregard all human rights, it becomes an inhuman weapon and tool for total control over the citizens of a nation.
How are Draconian Laws Justified?
The current two most popular pretexts that are employed for justifying the creation and use of draconian laws are: 1) National security; and 2) Terrorism. The original post-world war II American objective for National Security was meant as protection of the nation (citizens) from any threat, either internal or external. Admirable and patriotic reason! Nowadays, National Security has become a pretext for governing powers who desire to establish draconian acts and laws. But why is that national security that is supposed to protect the nation (citizens), is being used against them? Does it mean that now the citizens have become a national security threat to the elected leaders? Or is it because, the parliamentary and civil laws have become a threat and is an obstacle for the establishment of tyrannical acts and laws. Secondly, terrorist are armed and can fight back. They just like the draconian laws have no respect for life or property. To use terrorism as a justification for enforcing draconian laws on unarmed peaceful citizens implies that governing powers consider their people as terrorists. Indeed, certain governing powers have no qualms about calling their citizens as terrorist whenever they consider them as a political threat. How did the citizens of a nation become terrorists immediately after the election or appointment of their political managers who now consider themselves as political masters? It is not surprising, as all justifications for the use of draconian laws are usually absurd, illogical, and goes against any form of reason. That is one of the trademarks of draconian laws.
How is Draconian Laws Enforced?
Draconian laws are enforced through kangaroo courts. As the draconian laws disregards parliamentary and civil laws, it does not require a just or fair judiciary or open court processes. Courts that enforce draconian laws become kangaroo courts that are just the mouthpiece and rubber stamps of political tyrants. Any attempt to create legitimacy for kangaroo courts is discredited by its support for draconian laws.
Draconian law leads to the creation of police and military states. Police and military personnel, who are actually the professional national resources of a nation, many times find themselves in the distasteful position as private political enforcers against their own people. When this happens it leads to polarizations among the police and armed forces. The trust, credibility and honors bestowed by the nation (citizens) on the police and armed forces are eroded through fear, hate and distrust that can never be restored in a tyrannical state.
What Are The Detrimental Effects of Draconian Laws?
There is nothing that is good that can derive from draconian laws by its nature of cruelty, absurdness, unreasonableness and illegitimacy. One has just to scan the world news to see the kind of damages that results from draconian laws. Draconian laws:
10. Impedes creativity which is disregarded for the norm of conformity for the purpose of conditioning unquestioned obedience.
11. Ensures the lost of future security for future generations.
12. Promotes ethnic polarizations.
13. Promotes a divide and rule policies.
14. Disrespects and disregards the heritage of cultural, religious and moral values.
15.Creates political dynasties.
Even half of the above descriptions and reasons are sufficient for any reasonable person to reject draconian acts and laws. Draconian acts and laws are not compatible with our civilized world.
The word draconian itself has a history of severity, harshness and cruelty. Draconian stands for everything that is inhuman, unreasonable and plainly devilish. Draconian laws not only disregard all human rights but even are prepared to desecrate whatever is sacred to humanity and gods. Megacles, who is credited with transforming Athens which was an oligarchy to tyranny made use of draconian laws in its political transformation. In the process of enforcing his draconian laws, he murdered the dissenting citizens who sought refuge in the shrines of the gods. As Megacles desecrated a holy place, he and his family was cursed by the gods and hated by all the people of his day.
The history of draconian acts has its modern day Megacles who are keen in becoming political tyrants. The drives are usually the desire for authoritarian powers and the economic benefits that come with it. They are willing to disregard all human rights. They considered themselves as demigods in their nation. Their choice instrument for tyranny is the draconian acts and laws, which are used to justify intimidation, incarceration, violence, kidnapping, embezzlement, torture, rape and plain murders. When elected leaders in democratic nations turn from being political managers to tyrants, they disregard all parliamentary and civil laws which act as checks and balances against the abuse of political governing powers. So, the only way out for them to accomplish tyranny is the use of draconian laws. As draconian laws disregard all human rights, it becomes an inhuman weapon and tool for total control over the citizens of a nation.
How are Draconian Laws Justified?
The current two most popular pretexts that are employed for justifying the creation and use of draconian laws are: 1) National security; and 2) Terrorism. The original post-world war II American objective for National Security was meant as protection of the nation (citizens) from any threat, either internal or external. Admirable and patriotic reason! Nowadays, National Security has become a pretext for governing powers who desire to establish draconian acts and laws. But why is that national security that is supposed to protect the nation (citizens), is being used against them? Does it mean that now the citizens have become a national security threat to the elected leaders? Or is it because, the parliamentary and civil laws have become a threat and is an obstacle for the establishment of tyrannical acts and laws. Secondly, terrorist are armed and can fight back. They just like the draconian laws have no respect for life or property. To use terrorism as a justification for enforcing draconian laws on unarmed peaceful citizens implies that governing powers consider their people as terrorists. Indeed, certain governing powers have no qualms about calling their citizens as terrorist whenever they consider them as a political threat. How did the citizens of a nation become terrorists immediately after the election or appointment of their political managers who now consider themselves as political masters? It is not surprising, as all justifications for the use of draconian laws are usually absurd, illogical, and goes against any form of reason. That is one of the trademarks of draconian laws.
How is Draconian Laws Enforced?
Draconian laws are enforced through kangaroo courts. As the draconian laws disregards parliamentary and civil laws, it does not require a just or fair judiciary or open court processes. Courts that enforce draconian laws become kangaroo courts that are just the mouthpiece and rubber stamps of political tyrants. Any attempt to create legitimacy for kangaroo courts is discredited by its support for draconian laws.
Draconian law leads to the creation of police and military states. Police and military personnel, who are actually the professional national resources of a nation, many times find themselves in the distasteful position as private political enforcers against their own people. When this happens it leads to polarizations among the police and armed forces. The trust, credibility and honors bestowed by the nation (citizens) on the police and armed forces are eroded through fear, hate and distrust that can never be restored in a tyrannical state.
What Are The Detrimental Effects of Draconian Laws?
There is nothing that is good that can derive from draconian laws by its nature of cruelty, absurdness, unreasonableness and illegitimacy. One has just to scan the world news to see the kind of damages that results from draconian laws. Draconian laws:
- Creates fear and intimidation in citizens who live under constant psychological anxiety.
- Allows physical tortures, rapes, kidnapping and murders to be systemically carried-out with impunity.
- Allows the total corruption and abuse of national resources without accountability.
- Promotes arbitrary incarcerations under inhuman conditions.
- Promotes the committing of crimes against humanity that are worse than the behavior of animals.
- Creates state-licensed mobs and gangsters.
- Creates debtor nations after the resources of a nation have been totally abused.
- Transforms society to a feudal and uncivilized era where the law of the jungle prevails.
- Gives a new meaning to the term "State Crimes."
10. Impedes creativity which is disregarded for the norm of conformity for the purpose of conditioning unquestioned obedience.
11. Ensures the lost of future security for future generations.
12. Promotes ethnic polarizations.
13. Promotes a divide and rule policies.
14. Disrespects and disregards the heritage of cultural, religious and moral values.
15.Creates political dynasties.
Even half of the above descriptions and reasons are sufficient for any reasonable person to reject draconian acts and laws. Draconian acts and laws are not compatible with our civilized world.