Republic Rules - The U.S.A. is a great representative republic.

OK, so Congress causes a problem … the financial mess our country is in … and, while ignoring or denying their involvement, assert that THEY are the only ones who can “solve” the problem. While I have very little confidence that they can (or should) do that, it doesn’t change the fact that Congress […]

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I’ll say it once again… the U.S. is NOT a democracy.
Our Founding Fathers recognized the vulnerabilities of a pure democracy and PURPOSELY made our country a representative republic. Though we do have SOME democratic institutions, the LAST thing we should want is to move toward pure popularism since that would speed the demise of […]

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I cannot believe it.
In their rush to pass a “stimulus bill”, the leadership in Congress is putting a bill up for vote without sufficient time for all members of Congress to read it, much less understand the implications of its many points. The document is over 1,000 pages and, yet, few will have […]

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One of the big topics this year, as almost every election year, is “getting out the vote”… the big push to “help” people register to vote and then “help” them vote.  Without getting into the TRUE motives (not the stated motives) of organizations engaged in this type of activity, it is my opinion that such […]

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We all know that there are varying degrees of crimes and the laws that apply to them.  Stealing merchandise from a store is not the same as an adult killing another person, though both actions are illegal… and the laws that apply to them are just.  They are laws that are reasonable, correct, and moral… […]

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Every election cycle, the topic of illegal voting comes up in the news, but it seems especially visible this time around.  Typically, it’s some minor situation that gets a few minutes of air time and then fades away.  That’s not the case this year.  Perhaps we’ve reached the point where internet news sources, blogs and […]

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Often, we’re unconsciously aware of a problem well before it rises to conscious recognition.  Even then, most people are very tolerant.  We recognize the problem as such but are not motivated to do anything about it at first… we allow the problem to grow until it reaches a higher pain threshold… and THEN they do […]

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Before the recent “Rescue Plan” was passed, advocates argued that immediate government action was needed or the markets would suffer and, therefore, all people would suffer.  Pro-capitalist members of Congress argued that, while the government should exert economic pressure by controlling the money supply, address the liquidity problem caused by the sub-prime mess, and aggressively […]

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Ha!  I saw this article describing how a policeman was fired because he kept going to a local coffee shop and demanded free coffee.  He even threatened slower emergency response if they refused.
Obviously, a misguided individual.  Imagine, a government employee asking for additional favors in return for doing his job.
Hmmm…. it seems like a thin […]

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Have you ever wondered who really has control of our country?
In theory, WE, the voters, have control.  WE determine who will represent us. Since ours is a representative republic, however, what we are really doing is GIVING our control to those we designate (elect).  THEY then have actual control.  If they campaign on a certain […]

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