We have been forgetting the basic truth that the greatest threat to human freedom is the concentration of power, whether in the hands of government or anyone else. We have persuaded ourselves that it is safe to grant power, provided it is for good purposes.Milton Friedman in Free to Choose
The irony in this is that each side in the upcoming election sees the other as the problem identified by Friedman.
I can only repeat what I said before: This little piggy has bad policy, That little piggy has none.
PS: In The Road to Freedom, Hayek said "it is not the source but the limitation of power which prevents it from being arbitrary."
Presidential immunity is NOT a limitation of power. Just the opposite.
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