by R John on 02/07/08, 11:22 am
Paleocon Wrote: Why is it necessary for any candidate to unite the country for "democracy... to work?" Sometimes people disagree and democracy is about people expressing their beliefs and opinions and NOT just all getting along.
Funny, I Thought that We lived in a Constitutional Republic. .... But then I also wrongly Believed that That Constitution Limited Federal Authority. Who Knew? Surely not the Original Signers. Not The Individual States. Me thinks that We ended up with Hamilton's Vision of a Hidden Monarchy, Protected by the Illusion of Functional Bureaucracy. Either that or some Quantom Chaos Factor has brought Us into the Twilight Zone.
A long time ago, a Great Patriot suggested that the place to address Abuse Originating at The Federal Level, is not at The Federal Level, or Through It at all. The Federal Power being Corrupted by a said Offense would be incapable of Justly Resolving a Dispute.
The Place to Resolve Abuses by The Federal Government, Starts at State Level. First Individually, Then In Number, Challenge Userpation. Constitutional Amendment has been Too Disregarded. Federal Power and Federal Power to Interpret needs to be Limited. The Power of Federal Agencies to Dictate, rather than Legislate Through Consent, Needs to be Addressed.
I humbly suggest that a Good way to Measure the Success of a Civilization is How Well It Teaches Reason To It's Members, Rather than Teaching Conditioned Response.