Dangerous Efficient Government

By Douglas V. Gibbs

In history, tyranny is the rule.  Liberty is the exception.

The Roman Empire, while a republic, and while representation in the Roman Senate was intact, rose to be a great empire.  When the people became apathetic, the Senate became irrelevant, and the Caesars consolidated power into their ruling position, the fall of the empire was eminent.  Cicero warned of the impending collapse, but the people refused to take a stand, steeped in their own debauchery, and distracted by social issues that proved to be scales over their eyes when they looked upon the tyranny that replaced their once great republic.

England enjoyed liberty, and the ability to remove the ruling monarch, should that leader become a tyrant.  As the tide turned, and the king became more of a dictatorial ruler over the people, rather than a servant that protected their rights, the people rose up, and The Glorious Revolution of 1688 changed the tide.

The Founding Fathers studied history, and the Anglo-Saxon system of freedom and representation, the biblical account of Israel's ancient system of representation under Moses and Joshua, and the warnings of Cicero as he tried to appeal to the electorate, were heeded by those great men.  America, like liberty, is an exception to the rule of tyranny that dominates history.  The wheels of government were designed to grind slowly, requiring much debate, and the occasional compromise, to get anything done.  The American form of government is filled with checks and balances, to ensure no part of government, including the democratic vote of the people, would dominate the political landscape.  Dictatorships are efficient.  Republics are not - for good reason.

President Barack Obama, and his minions in the Democrat Party, have voiced that government is broken because Congress refuses to be a rubber stamp for the President because of those darn Tea Party Republicans.  Even leaders in the GOP criticize the conservatives for daring to question the establishment, and for standing in the way of a quick, and efficient government.  The Founding Fathers, however, would be applauding the "right-wingers," for daring to stand in the way and obstruct the rise of tyranny in America.

As James Madison stated, men are not angels.  We need government to enable freedom, and a system that protects our rights.  But, too much government, a strong centralized government, is a dangerous thing, and it is from a strong central government does spring the roots of oligarchy.  When a powerful few members of a ruling elite dominate and control the populace, the system is no longer one of liberty.  It is a tyranny.

That all said, the Tea Party members of the Republican Party that are doing all they can to stop the Democrats from achieving Obama's dangerous efficient government should be thanked for their efforts, not excoriated for it.

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