The Law

From National Vanguard Issue No. 97, October 1983


There was a time when "law and order" was both one of the firmest foundation blocks of Western civilization and a rallying cry against the internal enemies of the West; now, under the influence of the democratic political process, it is becoming a sick joke.


Every American schoolchild is taught that the Founding Fathers, in their boundless wisdom, ensured that the government of the United States would never become a threat to the freedom of its citizens. They accomplished this miracle by dividing government powers among three independent branches -- legislative, executive, and judicial -- and by instituting a system of "checks and balances" to prevent any of the three branches from misusing its power. High school social-studies textbooks rate this clever scheme on the level with taming fire and the invention of the wheel.

Today, however, it should be clear to any intelligent observer that things are not working in accord with the Founding Fathers' theory. Two recent interactions between the National Alliance (which publishes NATIONAL VANGUARD) and governmental authority serve to illustrate the problem.