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Immunity Makes Democracy moot! U.S. is a form of Dictatorship!

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I am an activist for crime victims and also an apologist for the abrogation of immunity which is the cultivating factor of corruption, a long standing U.S. political policy that cannot be dealt with as long as immunity, a totalitarian abuse, that is practiced only by despots, tyrants, and dictators, and the U.S. Supreme Court branch of government. 

I recently learned that people who work for a local, state, or federal agency, whether elected, appointed or just hired, are not liable for any negligence, even if their negligence results in a person’s death.  I found out that officials are immune, and therefore not held accountable for actions they do to violate constitutional rights of citizens. I was not aware of this until my research. I was wondering how many voters are aware of this. I do not recall voting on this type of measure to excuse and protect incompetence and irresponsibility in governing. So I did some research and learned that lawmakers bypassed the voters and robbed us of justice from owing a “duty of care” to citizens. 

The only other types of governments I am aware of are those that immune themselves from negligence or malicious acts to citizens are dictatorships and tyrannical monarchies. I was under the impression that the United States was a democracy. However, it was not very difficult to discover that, truly we are not a democracy based upon the definition of the word democracy. Nonetheless, It was very exciting to come to the awakening personally, as an epiphany realizing that, all our nation has to do is stop immunity from protecting those who are screwing up our country.  Then there would be incentive for officials to actually do a better job.  

I believe prohibiting the immunity defense would vastly interfere with corruption.  After all, corruption is the root of our countries problems in the past and present. This is a very simple change that will bring our government back under the control of the people to the origins of a “more perfect union.” Imagine, we as United States Citizens, aware of this, have been given another opportunity to create the greatest free government in the world simply by eliminating immunity.  Of course, a paradigm shift must occur with the populace.  This can occur through media.  Until then, this epiphany may not click upstairs for some, but think about it. Meditate on it! What can it hurt?   

The least that will happen are job openings for more qualified honest competent individuals. Within a decade, we will have competent officials doing the people’s business with a duty of care!  This is exciting when you really think about it!  

However, officials protect themselves and will never allow this without a fight! Immunity is utopia for them and they will never allow their citizens to taste real freedom! But in a democracy they have no choice! Yet with immunity in place, we are not in a democracy and this will never occur. How sad!  

The following definitions are from www.dictionary.com: 

Democracy  

[di-mok-ruh-see] –noun, plural -cies.  

1. government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.  

Dictatorship

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