Posted on 05/27/2018 5:00:56 PM PDT by kathsua
In a democracy elected officials control the police.. In a police state, the police can tell elected officials what to do. In a democracy elected officials can fire police leaders. In a police state police leaders cannot be fired by the officials the people have elected to supposedly run the government.
'In a police state Gestapo like police may terrorize political figures by invading their homes in the middle of the night like Robert Mueller did to .Paul J. Manafort. In a police state KGB like police may plant spies in political organizations like the Department of Justice did to Donald Trump.
Those who talk about the rule of law sometimes forget the most important of our laws are devoted to preventing misuse of the police powers to harass and intimidate political figures. One of the most important of these protections is the requirement that those making accusations be identified so the accused can challenge the charges. The accused may know that the accuser is likely to lie. Basing an investigation of a political candidate on an anonymous source violates the spirit if not the letter of this constitutional protection.
The most important of our laws is the United States Constitution. Article 2 of the United States Constitution states: " The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America."
The Constitution does not allow sharing of power with the Attorney General, the FBI Director or any other law enforcement official. Article 2 prohibits any law enforcement official from interrogating a president or trying to indict one. Such an action would be equivalent to an attempt to overthrow the government. Allowing the sharing of power would take away the people's power to control law enforcement,
Before the Kenyanesian Usurpation we were a Republic.
Well, it’s not a democracy for one.
It’s still a republic.
If we can keep it.
It was a Constitutional Republic. However, today, I would say that we are more and more giving away our republic and freedoms for the “peace and safety” the Scriptures speak of. I believe what God’s Word says. Our days on this planet are numbered. If you have called on His name and asked for forgiveness of your sins, you have no worries. But, if you haven’t, well . . . . . . . . . .
Hey we are supposed to be a republic representative in nature
Bobby and the cabal call all that into question
Start with the correct premise
It’s a republic with checks and balances, but a lot of power has accrued to FEDGOV in particular the executive branch over the years and can be misused (as we are witnessing from the previous administration’s executive branch at this time in our history).
Excerpt from Brutus #1...
But what is meant is, that the legislature of the United States are vested with the great and uncontroulable powers, of laying and collecting taxes, duties, imposts, and excises; of regulating trade, raising and supporting armies, organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, instituting courts, and other general powers. And are by this clause invested with the power of making all laws, proper and necessary, for carrying all these into execution; and they may so exercise this power as entirely to annihilate all the state governments, and reduce this country to one single government. And if they may do it, it is pretty certain they will; for it will be found that the power retained by individual states, small as it is, will be a clog upon the wheels of the government of the United States; the latter therefore will be naturally inclined to remove it out of the way. Besides, it is a truth confirmed by the unerring experience of ages, that every man, and every body of men, invested with power, are ever disposed to increase it, and to acquire a superiority over every thing that stands in their way. This disposition, which is implanted in human nature, will operate in the federal legislature to lessen and ultimately to subvert the state authority, and having such advantages, will most certainly succeed, if the federal government succeeds at all.
Anti-federalist
neither
Neither.
Police State?
You’re crazy to even raise the question.
See North Korea.
Neither. It’s a constitutional republic.
It has never been a Democracy! But we have become a Police State.
Hey we are supposed to be a republic representative in nature
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Unfortunately we don’t have much real representation. They call themselves representatives but the only thing they represent is the interests of the Deep State.
You can be a democracy and a police state. After all Athens democratically voted to execute Socrates. This fact, well known to the Founders is why they designed a Constitutional Republic that was a representative democracy,and added tge further protection of dividing the lower of law making and law enforcement.
Still a Republic but barely. The USA would have been over as a free country if Hillary would have won the election.
The next few years will determine which way the country goes. So grind your loins people. The fight has just started.
Today FBI = KGB Wait til, They shoot Trump and Pence, then the gloves will come off and the round up of Hate Speakers and Republican Trumpers will start. President Clinton will pardon all why kill a Republican. Americans will be escaping into Mexico for Freedom.
Neither.
So, for the woefully UNINFORMED, the United States of America is a REPUBLIC.
Those who fail to understand that FACT, should do us all a favor and RESIST going any where near a polling stations during any and all election cycles.
Its not a police state like north korea.
It is a police state like big brother.
I can’t speak for you, but when it comes to our God given Rights, I am NOT inclined to give up jack shit.
Come and Take them, if you are so inclined. Just be thoughtful enough to make your necessary arrangements before setting out.
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