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Please Watch the
Video, then read the article.
Video – What
is America's true form of government?
10 Minutes of Education that most of our
teachers neglected – and still do! (NOTE: After viewing, you will need to use the
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A test was recently submitted to numerous Americans, including
some of our National legislators, to determine the extent of their knowledge
of the American system of government. The results were very informative of
the need for more education on our country’s history and heritage. You can
view the results here or take the test yourself here. If you visit the “results page”, please
notice that many other selections will be available for you to review. Is there a difference
between a Republic and a Democacy?
Rule by Law vs. Rule by MajorityIn 1787, shortly after the close of the
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, a woman interested in the
proceedings approached Benjamin Franklin. "Well, doctor," she
asked, "what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" The venerable
champion of American liberty replied, "A
republic, madame, if you can keep it." Not only have we failed to keep it, most don't even know
what it is.
A Republic is representative government
ruled by law (the Constitution). A democracy is direct government ruled by
the majority (mob rule). A Republic recognizes the inalienable rights of
individuals while democracies are only concerned with group wants or needs
(the public good). Lawmaking is a slow, deliberate process in
our Constitutional Republic requiring approval from the three banches of
government, the Supreme Court and individual jurors (jury-nullification).
Lawmaking in our unlawful democracy occurs rapidly requiring approval from
the whim of the majority as determined by polls and/or voter referendums. Democracies always self-destruct when
the non-productive majority realizes that it can vote itself handouts from
the productive minority by electing the candidate promising the most benefits
from the public treasury. To maintain their power, these candidates must
adopt an ever-increasing tax and spend policy to satisfy the ever-increasing
desires of the majority. As taxes increase, incentive to produce decreases,
causing many of the once productive to drop out and join the non-productive. When
there are no longer enough producers to fund the legitimate functions of
government and the socialist programs, the democracy will collapse, always to
be followed by a Dictatorship. Even though nearly every politician, teacher, journalist and citizen believes that our Founders created a democracy, it is absolutely not true. The Founders knew full well the differences between a Republic and a Democracy and they repeatedly and emphatically said that they had founded a republic. Article IV Section 4, of the
Constitution "guarantees to every state in this union a Republican form
of government".... Conversely, the word Democracy is not mentioned even
once in the Constitution. Madison warned us of the dangers of democracies with
these words, "Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths...", "We may define a republic to be ...
a government which derives all its powers directly or indirectly from the
great body of the people, and is administered by persons holding their
offices during pleasure for a limited period, or during good behavior. It is
essential to such a government that it be derived from the great body of the
society, not from an inconsiderable proportion or a favored class of it;
otherwise a handful of tyrannical nobles, exercising their oppressions by a
delegation of their powers, might aspire to the rank of republicans and claim
for their government the honorable title of republic." James Madison,
Federalist No. 10, (1787) "A wise man will not leave the
right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the
majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men."
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Our military training manuals used to contain the correct definitions of Democracy and Republic. The following comes from Training Manual No. 2000-25 published by the War Department, November 30, 1928. DEMOCRACY: A government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any
other form of "direct" expression. Results in mobocracy. Attitude toward property is
communistic--negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether is be based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. Results in demogogism, license, agitation, discontent,
anarchy. REPUBLIC: Authority is derived through the election by
the people of public officials best fitted to represent them. Attitude toward law is the administration of
justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidence, with a
strict regard to consequences. A greater number of citizens and extent of
territory may be brought within its compass. Avoids the dangerous extreme of either tyranny
or mobocracy. Results in statesmanship, liberty, reason,
justice, contentment, and progress. Is the "standard form" of government throughout the world. The manuals containing these definitions
were ordered destroyed without explanation about the same time that President
Franklin D. Roosevelt made private ownership of our lawful money (US Minted
Gold Coins) illegal. Shortly after the people turned in their $20 gold coins,
the price was increased from $20 per ounce to $35 per ounce. Almost overnight
F.D.R., the most popular president this century (elected 4 times) looted
almost half of this nation's wealth, while convincing the people that it was
for their own good. Many of F.D.R.'s policies were suggested by his right
hand man, Harry Hopkins, who said, "Tax and Tax, Spend and Spend, Elect
and Elect, because the people are too damn dumb to know the difference". NOTE: Clicking on any of the links below will take you away from the
Cumberland County Republican Party website and you must click on the “Return
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