America is NOT a Democracy
As I have watched the riots - the FRONT of the BLM/ANTIFA movements -the DNC and then the RNC - it hit me that what we are seeing openly is how so many have been deceived into thinking the Democrats *help* those they seek votes from. The *PIECEFUL PROTESTERS* are doing openly what the Democrat Party has been doing to the citizens for decades via legislation.... stealing, looting, destroying freedom according to the Constitution - renaming our form of government from being a REPUBLIC to one they call a *Democracy*.
The founding fathers did NOT create a *Democracy* - Benjamin Franklin was clear on that point - to which he also stated it is a REPUBLIC - IF YOU CAN KEEP IT. The DEMONS who control the Democrat party have been working full time to make sure we can't keep it. I am amazed at how few refer to our form of government as a REPUBLIC but use the deceptive word DEMOCRACY and they have taught our children for a couple generations that we are a Democracy rather than the truth that America is a REPUBLIC.
This election is critical in far more ways than most think of. If the DEMOCRACY crowd wins this nation is LOST for good. As you all know, I am a Born Again Believer in Jesus Christ and all that I observe taking place tells me that the Rapture is oh so close at hand. NOW - today, this hour, it is time for all to CHOOSE who it is they will SERVE - for whatever time is left here on earth or for those who have become Born Again shall spend in Heaven with God and Jesus. Simply sitting in a church pew each Sunday does NOT make you a Born Again Believer anymore than standing in a garage makes you a fancy car.
John 3:1- 8 1There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Jackie Juntti
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I wish everyone would read this article about the difference between a REPUBLIC and a DEMOCRACY and then begin to CORRECTLY use the right label for our form of government
A Republic, if You Can Keep It . . .
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Franklin was queried as he left Independence Hall on the final day of deliberation. In the notes of Dr. James McHenry, one of Maryland’s delegates to the Convention, a lady asked Dr. Franklin “Well Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy.” Franklin replied, “A republic . . . if you can keep it.”
Our Constitution created a limited representative republic. A republic is different from a democracy. In a democracy, the majority can directly make laws, while in a republic, elected representatives make laws. Basically, in a pure democracy, the majority has unlimited power, whereas in a republic, a written constitution limits the majority and provides safeguards for the individual and minorities.
In the United States, we actually have both systems. There is no way for Americans to directly enact legislation at the national level, but half of the states allow ballot initiatives which, if passed by a majority of the voters, have the force of law.
The Founders’ intent at the national level was a representative republic. The word democracy is not mentioned in the Constitution. Most of the Founders distrusted pure democracy. Some had been frightened by Shays Revolt and equated democracy with mob rule. Others were convinced by Madison that different factions would come together until they formed a majority, and then take advantage of those who were not members of their coalition. In fact, Madison showed that throughout history, this phenomenon had destroyed every experiment in democracy.
John Adams wrote that “There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide,” and James Madison wrote in Federalist 10 that “Democracies have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” The reason pure democracies fail is that majorities learn that they can legally take property and/or liberties away from others. Those subjected to abuse can be anyone outside the majority coalition, and their minority status can be based on race, religion, wealth, political affiliation, or even which city or state they reside in. Demagogic leaders become adept at appealing to the emotions of jealousy, avarice, and entitlement. They also denigrate opponents in order to justify prejudicial actions taken by the majority. Soon, oppression of minority classes causes enough conflicts to collapse the democratic process.
A major difference between a republic and a democracy is immediacy. The Founders wanted laws made by representatives in order to put a buffer between popular passions and legislation. In a democracy, decisions are made in the heat of the moment, while periodic elections in a republic provide a cooling off period. To a great extent, democracies are ruled by feelings, while in a republic, the rule of law governs. In a republic, politicians can take principled actions that go against the will of many of their constituents with the knowledge that they will be judged by all the actions they take during their entire term in office. Political leaders are also given time to explain the reasons for their actions.
Of course, if an elected official does something grievously offensive, then the voters can follow the advice of Alexander Hamilton, who in Federalist 21 wrote, “The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.” When the people’s will is thwarted, regular elections give them the opportunity to dismiss their representatives and appoint new ones.
James D. Best is the author of Tempest at Dawn, a novel about the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
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