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raza91 year, 4 months ago
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The majority is assumed to be in charge today and can do whatever it pleases. If the majority has not yet sanctioned some desired egregious action demanded by special interests, the propaganda machine goes into operation, and the pollsters relay the results back to the politicians who are seeking legitimacy in their endeavors. The rule of law and the Constitution have become irrelevant, and we live by constant polls.
Our Founders shared strongly held views regarding the evils of democracy and the benefits of a Constitutional Republic. For them, a democracy meant centralized power, controlled by majority opinion, which was up for grabs and therefore completely arbitrary.
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raza91 year, 4 months ago
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In contrast, a Republic was decentralized and representative in nature, with the government's purpose strictly limited by the Constitution to the protection of liberty and private property ownership. They believed the majority should never be able to undermine this principle and that the government must be tightly held in check by constitutional restraints.
This trend toward authoritarian democracy was tolerated because, unlike a military dictatorship, it was done in the name of benevolence, fairness, and equity. The pretense of love and compassion by those who desire to remold society and undermine the Constitution convinced the recipients, and even the victims, of its necessity. Since it was never a precipitous departure from the republic, the gradual erosion of liberty went unnoticed.
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raza91 year, 4 months ago
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The urge to accommodate majority opinion, while ignoring the principles of individual liberty, led to serious errors. Our Founding Fathers today, would probably be labeled as terrorist appeasing, limp wristed latte drinkers. However, I can conclude, those smears would hardly suppress their dissent. They would mostly likely declare, that they have a dream. A dream to restore our Constitutional Republic!
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