Republic or Democracy?

“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves money from the Public Treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the Public Treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy always followed by dictatorship." —Alexander Fraser Tyler, 1700

I don't know who Alexander Fraser Tyler was, or even that this is attributed to the correct source, but I do know that this quotation is prophetic.

What kind of government do we have in America? Is it a Democracy or is it a Republic? Time and again I hear the talking heads of the 'free press' and the pundits they air, calling our government a democracy. I read in various sources something like, "In a democracy such as ours..." What twaddle!

Allow me to recount an anecdote I once read:

In 1788, as the Constitutional Convention came to a close in Philadelphia, a woman approached Benjamin Franklin and asked, "What have you wrought, Sir?" His reply was, "A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it."

His words apply as much today as they did then.

What's the difference anyway? Most will ask that question and it's a valid question.

A Democracy is a simple Majority Rules system. It seems fair; in reality it isn't. The reason is that there are no protections from the mob. The mob will always be swayed by the most eloquent speaker. The laws can be changed at the whim of the leader, and as long as he can sway the majority (mob), he can have his way. There are no checks and balances in a Democracy. Don't be deceived by those who think a democracy is a better system of government. In a democracy, the shiftless and lazy can take your wealth through taxes and give it to themselves. There are no laws to protect you from them. Because, they make the rules as they go along. Nothing is permanent. It all depends on how the mob feels, if you will.

A Republic, on the other hand, is a system of rule by law. Our Constitution enumerates the powers that Congress, the Executive and the Judicial Branches may exercise. Congress was delegated 20 powers in Article 1, § 8. There are 10 prohibitions in Article 1, § 9, and 10 further restrictions in the Bill of Rights, the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. As you've seen, government cannot ride rough-shod over you, the individual. Why? Because you have laws that prevent it from doing so.

In a democracy, there is no protection from government's abuses. And, Dear Reader, that's what's wrong with our government today. Everyone thinks it's a democracy, so they ignore the laws that protect the private person from abuse. They pass laws that plunder his labor, that have stolen his children, his property and invaded his privacy. Is this what you want?

• Would you rather sit on your comfortable couch, with a cold beverage and watch the square screen across the room as it blares its mindless blather at you?
• Would you rather hear the comforting words of the talking heads, assuring you that everything is okay while each day you sink deeper and deeper into debt and slavery?
• Or would you rather challenge the status quo and become a free people once again?

Freedom isn't free, people. It takes the dedicated efforts of everyone to keep it. As long as you are willing to let someone else do it. You won't be a free people much longer, regardless of what your favorite TV personality tells you.

Think about it...