Case in Point

As a follow-up to last night's post about Thurgood Marshall's thoughts on government entitlements, consider today's story that the LSU Associate Dean of Students for Judicial Affairs just got arrested on child pornography charges.

The story is pretty horrifying overall, but the following line is what illustrates my entitlements point:

"LSU spokeswoman Holly Houk said Welles has been suspended with pay and that an 'administrative review' has begun into the allegation. Welles could be fired as a result of the review, though Houk did not say how long the investigation might last."

According to Justice Marshall et al, the Due Process clause of our Constitution means if you get caught with child pornography, the state still has to send you a paycheck while you sit at home. Which, I'm sure, is just what James Madison had in mind.

And speaking of what James Madison had in mind...