Many of us are taught there is a separation of powers.  This actually stimulates the growth of power rather than limit it.  Many believe one branch of government restrains the other.  In reality, each helps the others usurp power.  The object is to assist the growth in power while presenting to the public something quite different.  This myth is needed to organize popular opinion into supporting their own destruction.

Suppose one branch of government makes an unconstitutional law.  Another branch will review it.  Rather than declaring it unconstitutional, they’ll declare it perfectly legal.  Thus, one branch has rubber stamped the growth in state power.  This is contrary to the fairy tale we are told about separation of powers.  Rather than check growth in power, they assisted.  The masses have been persuaded by propaganda.

Each branch of government has a vested interest in the growth of the state.  After all, they do all work for the state.  Different division, same company.  Frequently, laws are made that infringe on peoples’ rights.  Once in a blue moon, those might be determined to be unconstitutional.  This is just to keep up appearances.  They rarely rule in favor of the people.  Just as Nietzsche asked, “do they only believe the stammerer?”

There’s no reason one branch should restrain the other.  They all receive advantages by hoodwinking the public.  It’s absolutely absurd to think this would be used to restrain the growth of power.  It only does that in the half-baked reasons they put out to get the masses on their side.  It could be used for you, but it can also be used against you.  The latter is more likely the case.  Logic demonstrates that.  Centuries of legal rulings confirm that.

People are generally biased towards the first information they receive.  People heard the separation of powers benefits them.  The exact opposite is true.  Mark Twain hit the nail on the head, “It’s easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled.”  Absurdity is more attractive than truth.  It’s important to remember that all branches work for the same institution.  They have the same goals, and will do what they can to achieve those.

References

Michael Huemer; The Problem of Political Authority

Stanislav Andreski; Social Sciences as Sorcery