The Principle of Interposition September 23, 2009

by Will

Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

September 23, 2009

The principle of interposition requires that public officials use their authority to protect their constituents from the designs of lawless men, whether they are common criminals or political leaders who abuse their authority.

Former Austin Police Officer Ramon Perez understood and acted on that principle in January 2005, when he refused an illegal order to shoot a frail elderly man with a Taser. The man was suspected of domestic abuse, and Perez took him into custody without subjecting him to an electric shock that might have killed him.

A few weeks later, Perez was subjected to a disguised ?fit for duty? review that determined his Christian beliefs regarding authority were incompatible with police work. He was removed from the force, and he filed a religious discrimination suit against his former superiors. However that suit turns out, Perez?s courage in applying the principle of interposition should be an inspiration to other honorable men in positions of public trust.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.

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