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A Republic, If You Can Keep It - The American Form of Government

There is a reason we refer to "the rule of law and not of men" when discussing the American political system. It is because a republican form of government seeks to restrain the unbridled and quixotic passions of pure democracy, rather than yield to them. It also rejects the desire of the majority in favor of individual rights. Democracy seeks to assert the right of the group, but so does a mob with a hangman's noose.

There's also a reason why lady justice is blindfolded: She is not to see the individuals, interest groups, race, or any characteristic at all of those that plead before her--her proper concern is not directed towards them; her care is to decide the law. It's also why the question of justice as presented before judges is not one of mercy (that belongs in the will of the people as expressed through their representatives in law), but one of exacting only what the law requires be exacted.

The rule of law is all about the removal of arbitrary will from its application. A judge who seeks to apply his own notions of justice and mercy (as opposed to those notions being defined by the people through law) is a judge who seeks to impose arbitrary will in opposition to the rule of law. And it is arbitrary will that is the very definition of tyranny.


Added: Jul-26-2012 Occurred On: Jul-26-2012
By: cajunmojo
In: Politics
Tags: republic, american, government, founders, political, monarchy
Location: United States (load item map)
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  • and yet we have a system that allows for the selective enforcement of a subset of our laws, that are popular at the time.

    Some laws that are just ignored...
    Border laws: (USC : Title 8)
    Defense of Marriage Act: (1 U.S.C. § 7 and 28 U.S.C. § 1738C)

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    wharris (2243.22)  

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  • : "It is because a republican form of government seeks to restrain the unbridled and quixotic passions of pure democracy"
    Right on the money, my friend. Democracy needs checks and balances. If not, you end up with a quasi-communist welfare state.

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    jum_runky (1520.34)  

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  • The Dem/GOP global Oligarchy is slowly eroding our Republic.

    Ron Paul is one of the few remaining Constitutional Moderates we have.

    If you wish to remain a Republic, vote for those who want to restore it.

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    Arizona_Patriot (3118.66)  

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    • @Arizona_Patriot - I "and my son" did our voting yesterday. Ted Cruz "Tea Party" - not perfect but we do not want a rhino like David Dewhurst representing us.

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      cajunmojo (1827.20)  

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    • @cajunmojo

      Our TEA Party is infiltrated with RINO's also. But Tucson is so far left, the RINO's can't even get elected. Good luck with your TEA Party candidate.

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      Arizona_Patriot (3118.66)  

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  • we have no place to go, stand and fight.
    Retain our Nation, the bill us to insure their way of live; we will die for the American Values and Standards.
    theLAB

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    theLAB (322.10)  

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  • A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's greatest civilizations has been 200 years.

    Great nations rise and fa More..

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    Moore Slayer (2011.74)  

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  • republics suck. the idea that you elect someone to make decisions for you is stupid. this is why america is so fucked because all your politicians bend over to the highest bidder. its increasingly the same with the UK we pretty much live in a crowned republic.

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    HailToTheSkunk (312.30)  

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    • @HailToTheSkunk agree

      Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
      cevelry (452.90)

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    • @HailToTheSkunk Yes, but pure democracy is mob rule. No?

      Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
      jeffbaustin (423.60)  

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    • @HailToTheSkunk: In a Republic you vote for the representative who best supports your legislative position.
      A constitutional Republic should guarantee specific individual rights that cannot be taken away because they are not granted by government; they are “natural rights”. I’m not shocked a Brit has never read John Locke; you guys are reading what now? The Quran and Marx?
      In lemming land (the UK) you HAVE no natural rights you are a SUBJECT not a citizen, cameras on every corner, no rig More..

      Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
      Moore Slayer (2011.74)  

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    • @Moore lol we do have rights. your constitution says clearly what your rights are. just because the British constitution isn't set out in a single document does not mean we do not have rights. we have more rights than you. just read the European human rights. the usa bill of rights is inspired by the English bill of rights.

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      HailToTheSkunk (312.30)  

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  • The wheels fell off the constitution when we allowed the federal government the power to tax an individual's income.

    The narrator sounds like Milton Friedman.

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    Eluf-ant (341.70)  

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    • @Eluf-ant This permanent income tax was born in Feb1913, in Nov 1913 we adopted the Federal Reserve which is the true problem.

      A privately onwed Zionist bank which the income tax was created for in order to pay the new debt which would occur when we gave ownership of our money production to the Jews.

      Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
      KutKorners (545.10)  

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  • How about anarchy with common law? Common Law began outside of government since it was not addressing the public's needs. Whether civil or criminal matters the common law system recognized the greatest amount of man's rights and provided a rational just way of dealing with each issue. Governments have taken over and perverted those tasks and now we are no longer in a common law system.

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    Yukon6400 (963.32)

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  • Very good video

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    Peckerhead (121.72)

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  • eh?

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    BIKERMAN (693.90)

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  • It's amazing how even as we evolve- history keeps repeating itself..

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    1shot555 (188.48)  

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  • very well put!! too many people these days think our country is a democracy. we need to question why we are on a crusade across the world trying to spread democracy when its not our form of govt??

    i think that if nothing is done to stop the corrupt power structure we have now, it will be too late to save our republic. notice ron paul is the only one with that slogan, he is the only one who will do any good for the citizens of this country. every other candidate will be a puppet for the federa More..

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    jake3223 (61.20)  

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  • Awesome video. Thanks for showing the Republicans have destroyed America.

    Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
    Gmike (484.44)  

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    • @Gmike There is a difference between America's Republicans and the rest of the world republicans. Same name, different beliefs.

      Posted Jul-26-2012 By 
      DeathSquad (71.00)  

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