Friday, December 12, 2014

Law is essential to Democratic government, but it is also essential to Capitalism.

Law 'binds' a Democracy at the Top, as well as at the Bottom. The Top is the Government and the Bottom are the People. But the Bottom, where all the individuals in their 'condition of togetherness', are situated is also referred to as the 'social' and the economic. Of course, the 'social' includes every 'individual' at the Bottom and cannot be 'separated' from their 'condition of togetherness', nor can any particular 'race' or 'nationality' be favored or excluded. In the same way, neither can any accepted democratic institution. In other words, the social, the economic, ( Capitalism) and the democratic institutions, are all under Law. Of course, the 'essential' and 'central' impulse in a democracy, is the Freedom and Equality of every Individual in the social, the economy, the institutions, and the Government. Democracy is a Peoples Government, not a Capitalistic Government. That is the primary reason why Capitalism, with all its economic values, can not get involved in the governing of the People. The People must be governed by principles of Freedom and Equality and not by the 'profit principles' of a successful economy. Economic values, money, profits, cannot govern a People. To be sure, the economy is important, but it cannot govern. To the contrary, Government must pass Laws that insure that a successful economy has to contribute to the 'democratic' values of the Peoples at the Bottom of Government. After all, its the People who work, buy, and produce in the economy. Hence, government must acquire more control over economic institutions, primarily, the corporate structure, and the 'false attribution' of 'personhood'. If the Government 'creates' corporations, it can have more control over them.

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