Does the End Justifies the Means?

Following is a statement from Bill O’Reilly,

"I don’t really care how the president did it I’m happy there is 20 billion in play."

I have sent him a letter regarding this statement and have to admit how disappointed I am to hear someone who says they oppose the progressive point of view so willing to set aside the law because he believes the end justifies the means. What a shame?

One by one many of those in the media is being silenced. Clearly even the media has become intimidated by what Obama and the government is doing. I can’t help but wonder if they aren’t starting to keep their heads down in the hope that when, not if, things shift that they may be spared. I used to think O’Reilly was a bit of a crusader but now I can’t help but wonder. Anyone willing to set aside the law simply because he believes the right thing was done either without the law or around the law is a person who does not stand behind the law and the constitution.

Our nation is rapidly heading to the point where the constitution will become a meaningless artifact. Something looked at as useful for its time but no more.

I can’t help but wonder if O’Reilly would be fine with other such moves as long as the end was one that he agreed with. After all what need have we of law, or the constitution, or the congress for that matter. Why not just invest the White house with enough power that he can intimidate any person or business into doing what is “right” when he needs to.

This mindset ought to scare every American. Our nation will not be what it was if we invest so much power in any one man. For the question always begs itself, what about when that man uses that same power to force something that we don’t agree with. By looking away from these offenses at the start we will be powerless to stop them in the end.

People keep justifying this behavior from our leaders by pointing to other times that other leaders, sometimes from the other side of the isle did the same thing. This does not justify those actions or their methods. Even though the end may prove to be a good end if the method is a violation of our principles or our constitution then it ought to be condemned by all.