The Wayward Law

Everybody knows the expression. However, it hurts when Nero turns out to be alive; it hurts even worse when Nero is “the most powerful man in the world”. What can we do? Well, the government gets a lot of latitude from the courts so that every decision does not turn into a matter for litigation. What sorts of input can the public have? We have political power. That means telling our congressmen that the President’s handling of the relief effort is a high crime or misdemeanor. I learned in torts that the average man does not have a duty to come to the rescue of another, but if he does come to his rescue, he must do so while exercising due care. It seems to me that the executive branch has decided to come to the rescue of the refugees from Katrina, and their negligence is resulting in new deaths every day. It wouldn’t have been this bad, except for the decision that we don’t need so many guard troops here at home. We sent them off to die in a far away desert for a fight nobody believes in anymore. We took all of the army corps of engineers’ resources, and sent them to the desert. They said we didn’t need them here. What effect did this have? Well, two years ago, the Big Easy’s levies were supposed to be repaired, but the job was done in a negligent manner because the army just didn’t have sufficient resources. There isn’t much we can do; the government is largely immune. However, what can we do? What is the best solution after this tragedy? Impeach Bush.