Adam Gobetti, your friendly, neighborhood anarchist would be thrilled to learn that the Czech Republic is currently getting along just fine without a government. Indeed, it hasn't had one since June. Granted, it's not as though the entire government has ceased to be, but there is no party or coalition of parties controlling it at the moment, and things seem to be going swimmingly.
One thing I would be interested in knowing is whether or not the executive branch continues to function, collecting and spending tax revenue. If so, the lack of a governing coalition in the Czech Parliament isn't that big a deal, but if the gears of the central government have simply ground to a halt, then this demonstrates the maxim that government which governs least governs best. Indeed, it would show that in a well-ordered society where the rule of law is well established, it is best to leave well-enough alone, even to the point of temporarily doing away with the central government (an unintended consequence in this situation, to be sure). Now, this all changes if there is a threat to domestic order, be it internal or external, but short of that, the central government need not intrude into the lives of its citizens.
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My friend, I was thrilled indeed. And I must take this opportunity to point out that our greatest prosperity has happened in times when government is gridlocked (because then the presidential veto actually got used; the silly and rather pointless stem cell bill aside). That being said, as much as the republicans deserve to lose, I am a little frightened at the thought of a democratic congress. How’s about the democratic party finally implodes once and for all and the libertarians can replace them in our two party system?
PS. I will neither confirm nor deny that I am the friendly neighborhood anarchist… and I don’t have to, my friends were gracious enough to choose nicknames of mine so that I could retain a shred of anonymity.
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