The ISA - a primitive tool for a primitive society

OCT 1 — Let me start by quoting Saint Augustine, who said :

“In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organised robbery?”

What distinguishes a modern democracy from totalitarianism, dictatorship or the olden day absolutist rule — whether monarchical or feudalist driven , or both — is the fact that the former observes the due process of the law in its administration of justice. In fact, it observes the law in every single aspect of administration.

A modern democracy also ensures that power is not centred upon a tiny little head like that of a feudal king, or a dictator, or someone who had the most number of sorcerers waving their little black wands to conjure magical solutions to every stately problem. While the system vests the power to rule with the Executive, it also empowers the Parliament to make laws in order to define the limits and boundaries of the power to rule. - + selanjutnya

The ISA - a primitive tool for a primitive society