Posted on 07/17/2004 2:29:35 AM PDT by Veritas01
On April 19th, 1775, the earth shook as the first shots of the American Revolution rang out. The fault had finally slipped forcing a Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. So began the making of a new Republic, an American Republic. A new Representative Democracy. That is what the United States is, a Republic, NOT a Democracy.
Republics have elected representatives which represent, legislate, and govern in the people's interests. Democracy, or citizenship democracy is government of the masses --the mob, or any other direct meeting by the mob. Thus, evolving into a mobocracy; resulting in views of Communism, and theft of property rights; laws will be passed by souls of the majority, whether they are passed on impulse, prejudice, passion, or fear, without restraint or thought to consequences of actions. This then leads to anarchy, tyranny by the mob; demagoguery, agitation, discontentment, eventually resulting in a tyrannical dictatorship.
However, this is not how I am going to talk about democracy; I will talk about democracy in the sense of freedom, prosperity, liberty, and the advent of a free society.
There are many reasons for the revolution: different political views, representation, and economics, et cetra.The passing of the Sugar and Stamp Acts fueled the anger and passion of the colonists to form a new republic. The Revolutionary War led to a Constitution, which created a nation- a Federal Republic/Representative Democracy.
In retrospect, we are a nation made from tragedy and triumphs. We have survived many wars, and even one Civil War; we have also survived America’s persecution of her citizens. America has battled over States' rights, economics and slavery. We fought in two World Wars and won. We won the Cold War and ended Communism.
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"On another note, another threat to our great American Republic is judicial activism." I'm not worried about my own air force shooting down a passenger plane to stop another 9/11. I don't fly except for an emergency! Right now the biggest threat to freedom is 'judicial activism'.
The 17th Amendment, which was never properly ratified, is a knife in the Republic's back.
Excellent Article...Thanks.
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