One of the essential concepts to understanding the American form of government, and indeed, to the very survival of our nation, is the concept of 'a Republic' as opposed to 'a Democracy.'
I discuss this concept today at Columbia Conservative Examiner.
Folks, this one is VITAL, and word must be spread about it, or else we are doomed as a nation.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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The fact that there is a pervasive misunderstanding of this concept may be evidence that we are, in fact, already doomed.
I fear that you are right but pray that you are wrong. A big part of me is still eternally optimistic that there are enough American Patriots left to save the nation before it's gone.
I hope you're right, but I can't help be pessimistic.
I just left this comment on Publius-Huldah's Blog (thanks for turning me on to it!):
http://publiushuldah.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/climate-change-treaty-the-supreme-law-of-the-land-or-lawless-usurpation/
“We must educate everyone within our spheres of influence…”
While I certainly support such an effort, I’m rather pessimistic regarding its outcome. Our government has been in the process of transforming from a constitutional republic of limited, enumerated powers to a gross hybrid of various forms of statist social democracy with few (if any) limits on its power for over 100 years. It will be no simple task to reverse this process. The political process may prove to be insufficient to accomplish the goal, especially as long as our adversaries make the rules (but don’t have to follow them). Government cheese is the true opiate of the masses.
Glenn Beck hit the nail on the head yesterday with his monologue concerning the ubiquitous sense of entitlement among today’s college students & recent grads:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569689,00.html
It may be necessary for the entire system to collapse in on itself (as in “Atlas Shrugged), much like a black hole, in order to affect common understanding of the proper relationship between economy & state and the rationale behind limited government.
Tea parties, etc. are a step in the right direction, but I don’t see us winning this ideological war with ‘reasoned arguments’ alone. It took more than pamphlets & protests for the colonists to recover their liberties from the Crown.
One of your best!
Thanks, Jim!
Welshman,
I can't wait for your next column. Actually, the subject deserves far more space for its full explication, but this is a good start.
I am always appalled when I hear calls for the elimination of the Electoral College. I am even more appalled when I hear supposedly intelligent people saying they support the idea.
Regards,
PolyKahr
Wait no longer, my friend...it's posted now. :)
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