The Government should do whatever it wants, especial when it hurts people or enriches themselves. Historically, and presently one of the common ways this takes place is abuse of the court.

Arbitrary Excise of Court Powers

Here is some case law to substantiate good judicial opinion.

Duncan v. Missouri, 152 U.S. 377, 382 (1894) Due process of law and the equal protection of the laws are secured if the laws operate on all alike, and do not subject the individual to an arbitrary exercise of the powers of government.” 

Giozza v. Tiernan, 148 U.S. 657, 662 (1893), Citations Omitted “Undoubtedly it (the Fourteenth Amendment) forbids any arbitrary deprivation of life, liberty or property, and secures equal protection to all under like circumstances in the enjoyment of their rights… It is enough that there is no discrimination in favor of one as against another of the same class. …And due process of law within the meaning of the [Fifth and Fourteenth] amendment is secured if the laws operate on all alike, and do not subject the individual to an arbitrary exercise of the powers of government.”

Constitutional Violations

In New Hampshire, we have a State Constitution that strictly prohibits the arbitrary use of powers by the government.

This is shown clearly in Article 10:

[Art.] 10. [Right of Revolution.] Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind.
June 2, 1784

Doctrine of Non-Resistance

The Doctrine of Non-Resistance is is an antiquated legal construct that people should not resist the rule of king, or other government authority, no matter how arbitrary their laws or judgements may be.

The Bill of Rights allows for the Self Defense of all people, which includes the right to resisting evil, fraud and arbitrary rule of law.

Human Trafficking by Legal Abuse

Human trafficking is forcing another person to labor or provide a service, through coercion instead of persuasion. By statute,  633:7 Trafficking in Persons

I. (a) It is a class A felony to knowingly compel a person against his or her will to perform a service or labor, including a commercial sex act or a sexually-explicit performance, for the benefit of another, where the compulsion is accomplished by any of the following means:
(1) Causing or threatening to cause serious harm to any person.
(2) Confining the person unlawfully as defined in RSA 633:2, II, or threatening to so confine the person.
(3) Abusing or threatening abuse of law or legal process.
(4) Destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or otherwise making unavailable to that person any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document.
(5) Threatening to commit a crime against the person.
(6) False promise relating to the terms and conditions of employment, education, marriage, or financial support.
(7) Threatening to reveal any information sought to be kept concealed by the person which relates to the person’s legal status or which would expose the person to criminal liability.
(8) Facilitating or controlling the person’s access to an addictive controlled substance.
(9) Engaging in any scheme, plan, or pattern, whether overt or subtle, intended to cause the person to believe that, if he or she did not perform such labor, services, commercial sex acts, or sexually explicit performances, that such person or any person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint.
(10) Withholding or threatening to withhold food or medication that the actor has an obligation or has promised to provide to the person.
(11) Coercing a person to engage in any of the foregoing acts by requiring such in satisfaction of a debt owed to the actor.
(b) The means listed in subparagraphs (a)(4), (a)(10), and (a)(11) are not intended to criminalize the actions of a parent or guardian who requires his or her child to perform common household chores under threat of typical parental discipline.
(c) A person performs a service or labor against his or her will if the person is coerced into performing the service or labor, or if the person willingly begins to perform the service or labor but later attempts to withdraw from performance and is compelled to continue performing. The payment of a wage or salary shall not be determinative on the question of whether or not a person was compelled to perform a service or labor against his or her will.

From the Interference with Freedom Statutes.

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Robert Tanguay
Author of "Incentives and the Environment" and founder of EmissionsTax.