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Some people follow Comte and Fascist Authority, while other believe in Reason
and Logic. The Ango-American Legal System has resolved this debate by having a
Legal System and Legal Education which is based upon reasonable authority. This
system works. My parents raised myself and my sisters using reasonable authority and
we turned out to be reasonable people who work within the American System of Law.
Authoritarian parenting does not work. Children become passive and stupid with
authoritarian education and parenting. This violates Natural Law and National Security.
Authoritarian parents, and dictators fail, in part, because their children cannot take the
initiative and act on their own. Military Armies who use authoritarian techniques lose
because when an Officer in charge gets shot, the men no longer know what to do, and
thus lose the battle. I am told, that in the American Military, that junior officers are
trained to change their orders when the combat situation has changed, and the old order
are stupid and non-functional. The American Military also promotes Officers out the
ranks in Combat, using non-commisioned officers and even privates when necessary.
American Special Forces Teams are trained to adapt and change the mission on the
ground once they have gone in country. Other armies do not do this.
Now, in the Legal Arena, we have the Rule of Reasonable Legal Authority which
is called the Rule of Law. Generally, Judges are required to follow previous legal
order is reasonable, then even if there are reasonable counter-arguments, the tie must go
to the authority.
In the area of Canon Law it is clear that a Religious Superior only has the
authority of reasonable authority. Jesus is the Logos, or Reason, which is the end of all
reason. Thus, it is clear to avoid heresy and apostacy the only rule which the Church can
apply is that of reasonable authority. Otherwise, we could have the absurd situation of
Religious Superiors ordering Priests to murder people or commit suicide, which clearly
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