It is funny to see someone try and speak negatively of the "deep state" while simultaneously doing exactly what all the bureaucrats and those in positions of power want you to do- obey them, defend them, and continue to justify their very meaningless existence. "The Deep State is bad! So I'm just going to support drastically expanding its powers beyond all constitutional and human rights limitations so it can greatly increase its ability to invade private homes, seize private property, and generally violate the human rights of anyone it sets its sights upon. And such drastically expanded policing powers will never be used against me in any way!" Great argument! *thumbs up*
No, the State didn't secretly control all the moonshiners and illegal alcohol trade during Prohibition just as they do not run drugs for the cartels today. Indeed, drug running and moonshining were and are private responses to the public's demand despite whatever the law said.
The law has little impact over whether overall crime statistics really change. This is because laws, in order to be effective, have to fit in with social norms. People have to already generally hold the opinion that the law is seeking to enforce. If the law enforces an opinion that isn't the social norm, the majority of people disobey it.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/n...on-112414.html
This of course brings up the question of why laws at all. After all, if social norms are the driving factor, making a law doesn't change anything. People will do what they'll do and common law, that is the collective social norms of the people, takes care of most issues. It even regulates such complicated things as marriage and inheritance rights. So then what is the real purpose of legislated, man-made, law? When it merely confirms what society already general believes it is unneeded. When it opposes the general opinion of society it is unheeded, and in the long run is often forced to change. (Again, Prohibition of alcohol and drugs as examples.) The answer is staring us in the face: To expand government power. Prohibition worked wonders for the expansion of the police state. The War on Drug has been incredibly for the expanse of just about every federal government and agency while increasing the government's ability to tax. Legislated law neither keeps us safe nor expand sour liberties, indeed it is almost always the opposite of legislated law to do those things. It centralizes the power of the state and expands its influence into all the different parts of human life. The law is just about robbing you of your freedom and your money.
In any case, just blaming everything you dislike on the government while craving the power of the State be turned to enforce the way you think things should be on others is the hallmark of Progressive politics. Trump's efforts will ultimately fail to limit illegal immigration. All they will do is deny everyone in the country of their essential liberties by further expanding the policing power of the central police state, meaning the Deep State, cost us billions of dollars, and further the breakdown of the Constitution and federalism. And even if they did succeed this country would be lesser for it, turning the country into Prison State, USA.
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