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                                 %CONTROLLING POWER 760721

     Uncontrolled power is destructive;  e.g.,  atomic and
hydrogen  bombs,   driver-less big trucks rolling  down  a
steep street,  an angry un-lead mob,  business monopolies,
dictators,    and  some political "machines".    In  human
affairs,   power  corrupts  and  absolute  power  corrupts
absolutely.   Thus "checks and balances"  are necessary to
control human, as well as physical power.  Those who would
exercise  power  must accept greater controls  upon  their
behavior  than is appropriate to those who do not exercise
power.

     This  leads to a troublesome predicament in the  area
of freedom of speech.   To behave responsibly,  those  who
exercise  great  power  must restrain their use  of  "free
speech", or perhaps society must restrain their freedom of
speech.   Arrogant and/or careless speech on the part of a
powerful  person can be very destructive to the  impotent,
and society must protect the impotent.   At the same time,
the  speech of the impotent,  must be free,   so that  the
mistakes and arrogance of the powerful may be revealed. In
some  instances  it  may  be  necessary  for  the  fearful
impotent  to  offer their criticisms of the  powerful  via
anonymous evaluation procedures,  via a secret ballot-box.
It  may not be in the public interest to let the  arrogant
powerful  person  know  who has made which  criticisms  of
them,  lest revenge be taken.  Thus it may be necessary to
abridge  the right of the powerful to cross-examine  those
who  would  accuse  them of abuse of power.    It  may  be
helpful  to  guarantee citizens the right  to  conduct  by
secret  ballot an evaluation of their superiors,  to  call
public attention to the perceived strengths and weaknesses
of  said superiors.   Such a secret ballot evaluation  may
abridge  the powerful person's right to  cross-examination
and  may open the way for false accusations.  At the  same
time,  it can be a corrective to the abuse of power  which
intimidates  the subordinate into silent suffering without
a practical means to petition for redress of grievance.

                                                                                                                               
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