Dangerous Servant,Fearful Master (A Harsha Sankar Article)

Dear Citizen, July 1999

Self-government means democracy. This nation should be a democracy with a republic form of government and with an amendable constitution. The legal profession, in the guise of protecting individual rights, has destroyed democratic self-rule. They have severely infringed on the economic and personal freedoms of individuals as they have created a police state administrated by them.


Lawyers would have us to believe that the law should be left up to them and not the people because we as a group are not fit to govern our country. They frequently cite that democracy will lead to mobocracy and even socialism. In fact, only the reverse is true. Anarchy and tyranny exist because of elite lawyerism.


The common man, treated with contempt if he tries to exercise his unalienable Constitutional Rights by directly accessing his courts, is compelled by the lawyer-controlled government to instead seek entitlements (welfare) from it and the courts. Constantly politicians are promising people pork and economic benefits. They never promise people basic protections from property harm/theft and bodily harm by simplifying and concretizing the legal system, de-lawyering society, eliminating bribery (campaign contributions), and downsizing the parasitic, non-productive sectors of society. Too often pro-lawyer politicians pander to the emotions of some by continuing to pass laws that only deprive others of their rights. There is hardly any mention of dismantling the only monopoly (lawyer control of the judiciary), of the courts being regulated by a true citizen legislature, and of the need for judges to be bound by the law.


People must develop the self-discipline to not sell out to government (analogous to one selling his/her soul to the devil), to not allow government to divide and conquer, and instead demand government to protect our basic rights (by not profiting when others violate) and not interfere with our peaceful, non-fraudulent practices. George Washington once said “government can be a dangerous servant and fearful master.” With the explosive growth of attorneys and bureaucrats, his words are realized today.

Harsha Sankar

908 Valley Ridge Road

Covington, Virginia 24426