I saw it again today, a reference to “Star Chambers”. Those of you who are lacking in a sense of history may think this has to do with Luke and the force. No. It is also not that dome in the observatory where you go to watch the show about the planets. It actually goes way back in our struggle against the forces of fiat power.
The Star Chamber was one of those political ideas that started for a useful purpose and became a tool of tyranny. It started in the late 1400s as an assist for a king who felt he was overloaded with all the appeals to justice. It was a council that could hear cases when he was not available. It ended in 1641 because of the abuses of James I and Charles I of England. The reason those names are significant is that they were the monarchs that drove the English people into civil war. Think of Oliver Cromwell and the Puritan Roundheads opposing the Cavaliers of the soon-to-be-beheaded Charles I.
The Star Chamber became a secret court with no checks or balances. They would drag people in and proceed to railroad them. If you are familiar with the concept of Kangaroo Court then imagine one with absolute power, meeting in private with no responsibility to report to anyone except the king. People would just disappear into the night.
The term is now coming up with regard to the Democrats impeachment proceedings. They are being held in secret with arbitrary rules. In this case Nancy Pelosi replaces the king. The reason we should worry about this is because it sets aside all of the checks and balances that we fought the American Revolution to establish and puts an unelected aristocracy in power.
Fear the Star Court of Impeachment. Keep in mind that today they come for the president. If they can destroy him in secret just imagine what they can do to you.
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Obviously, that's what the elites want.
ReplyDeleteIt may be that our best hope will be that they turn on each other.
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