God's law vs tyrany

God gave us a handful of laws that are designed help us to live happy and successful lives, to be of service to others, and to return to His presence. He gave us prophets and their teachings to help us to live that handful of goals.

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honour thy father and thy mother.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Thou shalt not covet.

Boy Scouts have a mere 12 laws to follow -- 15 words. They also are designed help us to live happy and successful lives, to be of service to others, and to return to God's presence.

A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.

The US Constitution is only one page plus a few short amendments. (In my opinion, no piece of legislation and accompanying bureaucratic regulation and policy need ever take more paper than the Constitution.)

One can trace every one of the hundreds of thousands of pages of man-made laws we now must obey to one of two factors:
1 - Most people think God's law -- or any other law -- doesn't apply to them. So, ever more man-made laws, accompanying force, and ever-present taxation to fund their enforcement are imposed on everyone -- even on those who already comply -- with the assumption that everyone will eventually comply.
2 - Some people simply want to control others -- they are tyrants. And we allow them to take that control. A majority of us even vote to have them control our lives!

Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants. -- William Penn, 1668

We need smarter voters.