“There is one essential condition for responsibility, however—people must feel free to do what they feel is right. That’s what taking responsibility means. That’s why the dawn of a new era of responsibility is not yet upon us.” Officials and judges no longer have any discretionary power (three strikes law is an example), and the TSA excesses illustrate the folly of being unable to make common sense decisions. Society has ground to a halt and America now has the highest prison population per capita in the world.
Philip K Howard, lawyer and author of many books speaks out about simplifying our society.