By Douglas V. Gibbs
The Democrats constantly call this republic a democracy. The reason for this is that they hold disdain for our constitutional republic. They do not wish this to be a nation ruled by law (law of the land being the U.S. Constitution), but a nation ruled by man (political ruling elites, activist judiciary). Therefore, it is clear that The Left is pushing for this nation to move more in the direction of becoming a democracy, and as they push their agenda, it has become abundantly clear that democracy is destroying the United States.
Democracy is based on the principle of majority rule (mob rule). All legislation, all representation, and all governmental functions, in a true democracy, are voted on by the people. The proponents of socialism believe that the rights of the individuals are trumped by the best interest of the society as a whole, based on their belief in collectivism; as evidenced by their use of terms like "The general good," "the common good," and "general civility."
Karl Marx once said, “Democracy is the road to socialism”.
Karl Marx, the father of communism, understood that the implementation of Democracy is a necessary step in the process of destroying our Constitutional Republic. Once the people are fooled to believe that they can receive gifts from the treasury rather than as individuals achieve their livelihood, they will continually vote in the people who ensure the entitlements continue to flow. Eventually, this mindset becomes the majority. This group, which has changed over time from an involved electorate to a populace that lacks the understanding of the principles of liberty and can easily be manipulated into believing that sacrificing individual liberty in exchange for social justice and security is a price that we must be willing to pay, then is prime to vote into power a tyranny.
“Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety“. -- Benjamin Franklin
Once the majority of the voters in a Democracy become the recipients of benefits from the Federal Government, the government achieves unchecked power, and may then violate the property rights of the productive members of society in order to provide benefits to the non-productive members of society. This is best characterized in the "tax the rich" scheme we are now seeing emerge as the rally cry by the current administration.
“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” -- Thomas Jefferson
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may
take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” -- Thomas Jefferson
The Founding Fathers knew that in order to preserve our Constitutional Republic it was imperative for the people to be a moral and religious people, drawing their belief of individualism and personal responsibility from their religious moral belief system. Achievement, and the ability to keep most of what one earns, is what made this nation prosper, and the desire to act in such a manner is rooted in Judeo-Christian principles.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other“. -- John Adams
The Founding Fathers divided power as much as possible, including the power of the vote. Originally the State Legislatures appointed the electors that cast their votes in the Presidential Election. That changed in 1824 to the electors being voted on by the popular vote. Originally the U.S. Senators were appointed by the State Legislatures, which ensured the voice of the States was present in the federal government. That changed in 1913 with the 17th Amendment, which transferred the vote for the U.S. Senators to the popular vote. The Founding Fathers divided the voting power as they did partially because if the power to vote for president, the House, and the Senate was all given to the people, and if the people were fooled by some political ideology that wished to destroy the republic by fundamentally changing the American System, a tyranny could be easily voted into control of all parts of the government without any checks whatsoever. When the majority of voters are uninformed in such a manner, tyranny is inevitable.
"Democracy impairs the security of all.” -- John F. Kennedy
Winston Churchill also understood the dangers of trusting an uninformed electorate with the capacity to govern.
“The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” -- Winston Churchill
The importance of an educated electorate, so as to guard against the deceptions of a smiling politician that wishes to bring about "change", and ultimately to create a centralized system that takes away all of our freedoms, is paramount.
“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army“ -- Edward Everett
Our republic is a representative system that separates the powers for a reason.
“Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy“. -- Plato
“An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination“. -- Voltaire
“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state“. -- Noam Chomsky
“Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame“. --Bertrand Russell
“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy“. -- Benito Mussolini
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. -- Charles de Montesquieu
Democracy is a transitional governmental system that ultimately leads to tyranny. This was true in the days of the French Revolution no less than it is true today.
While democracy lasts it becomes more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy.
Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. -- John Adams
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner” -- James Bovard
“Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” -- George Washington
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” -- George Washington, Farewell Address 1796
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Democracy is based on the principle of majority rule (mob rule). All legislation, all representation, and all governmental functions, in a true democracy, are voted on by the people. The proponents of socialism believe that the rights of the individuals are trumped by the best interest of the society as a whole, based on their belief in collectivism; as evidenced by their use of terms like "The general good," "the common good," and "general civility."
Karl Marx once said, “Democracy is the road to socialism”.
Karl Marx, the father of communism, understood that the implementation of Democracy is a necessary step in the process of destroying our Constitutional Republic. Once the people are fooled to believe that they can receive gifts from the treasury rather than as individuals achieve their livelihood, they will continually vote in the people who ensure the entitlements continue to flow. Eventually, this mindset becomes the majority. This group, which has changed over time from an involved electorate to a populace that lacks the understanding of the principles of liberty and can easily be manipulated into believing that sacrificing individual liberty in exchange for social justice and security is a price that we must be willing to pay, then is prime to vote into power a tyranny.
“Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety“. -- Benjamin Franklin
Once the majority of the voters in a Democracy become the recipients of benefits from the Federal Government, the government achieves unchecked power, and may then violate the property rights of the productive members of society in order to provide benefits to the non-productive members of society. This is best characterized in the "tax the rich" scheme we are now seeing emerge as the rally cry by the current administration.
“The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” -- Thomas Jefferson
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may
take away the rights of the other forty-nine.” -- Thomas Jefferson
The Founding Fathers knew that in order to preserve our Constitutional Republic it was imperative for the people to be a moral and religious people, drawing their belief of individualism and personal responsibility from their religious moral belief system. Achievement, and the ability to keep most of what one earns, is what made this nation prosper, and the desire to act in such a manner is rooted in Judeo-Christian principles.
“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other“. -- John Adams
The Founding Fathers divided power as much as possible, including the power of the vote. Originally the State Legislatures appointed the electors that cast their votes in the Presidential Election. That changed in 1824 to the electors being voted on by the popular vote. Originally the U.S. Senators were appointed by the State Legislatures, which ensured the voice of the States was present in the federal government. That changed in 1913 with the 17th Amendment, which transferred the vote for the U.S. Senators to the popular vote. The Founding Fathers divided the voting power as they did partially because if the power to vote for president, the House, and the Senate was all given to the people, and if the people were fooled by some political ideology that wished to destroy the republic by fundamentally changing the American System, a tyranny could be easily voted into control of all parts of the government without any checks whatsoever. When the majority of voters are uninformed in such a manner, tyranny is inevitable.
"Democracy impairs the security of all.” -- John F. Kennedy
Winston Churchill also understood the dangers of trusting an uninformed electorate with the capacity to govern.
“The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” -- Winston Churchill
The importance of an educated electorate, so as to guard against the deceptions of a smiling politician that wishes to bring about "change", and ultimately to create a centralized system that takes away all of our freedoms, is paramount.
“Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army“ -- Edward Everett
Our republic is a representative system that separates the powers for a reason.
“Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy“. -- Plato
“An ideal form of government is democracy tempered with assassination“. -- Voltaire
“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state“. -- Noam Chomsky
“Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame“. --Bertrand Russell
“Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy“. -- Benito Mussolini
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. -- Gilbert K. Chesterton
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. -- Charles de Montesquieu
Democracy is a transitional governmental system that ultimately leads to tyranny. This was true in the days of the French Revolution no less than it is true today.
While democracy lasts it becomes more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy.
Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. -- John Adams
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner” -- James Bovard
“Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” -- George Washington
“Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.” -- George Washington, Farewell Address 1796
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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