Sun 10 Jan 2010
The Lie of Law: Courts Bow to State’s Raw Power
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
Chris Floyd Empire Burlesque 1/08/10
It is often forgotten how “legal” the Nazi regime in Germany really was. It did not take power in a violent revolution, but entered government through the entirely “legal” procedures of the time. The “legal” vote of the “legally” elected Reichstag gave Adolf Hitler the powers to rule by decree, thus imparting strict “legality” to the actions of his government. (more…)