Posted by
CKHustler on Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:02:45 AM
Objections to the Proposed Constitution From Extent of Territory Answered
From the New York Packet. Friday, November 30, 1787.
MADISON
Federalist Paper #14
"I remark here only that it seems to owe its rise and prevalence chiefly to the confounding of a republic with a democracy"
I found this interesting. Now, I haven't had a chance to read any adverse views Madison was dealing with, but how would a well known writer and
provocateur
of the time confuse a democracy and republic. Just a thought...
"In the first place it is to be remembered that the general government
is not to be charged with the whole power of making and administering
laws. Its jurisdiction is limited to certain enumerated objects, which
concern all the members of the republic, but which are not to be
attained by the separate provisions of any. The subordinate
governments, which can extend their care to all those other subjects
which can be separately provided for, will retain their due authority
and activity."
This is what the 10th amendment is all about! That which is not enumerated in the constitution shall not be in the power of the federal government! The states are the ones with all the power, or at least that was the plan. All conservatives here know this, however for some reason even the likes of Pelosi and Reid do not seem to understand that. The usurpation of power by the federal government keeps expanding with each passing year until soon the states will not have anything left to handle. But we forget...Madison is just an old dead guy we shouldn't listen to right? *rolls eyes*
"But why is the experiment of an extended republic to be rejected, merely because it may comprise what is new?"
This is a question that is asked of socialism, in a way, by many democrats now. Why won't it work? Democrats used to hide that they were socialists, but now they come out asking why it is wrong? There is a difference though. Socialism, of the kind they want, has been exactly tried in Europe and many are now trying to turn away from it since it is failing. The financial burden on the government is too strong and inefficient for any socialism to work. However when Madison asks this question, he and the other supporters of the new Constitution lay out a plan for the government. Every angle is covered for the American people to see. I would like to know, if the democrats had the chance of starting anew, what would the government they created look like? I think that is a great question that needs to be asked of them. Where is the path they are leading us down going? Right now they are still hiding much of what they want to do, but it slowly comes out. I still firmly believe that if, miraculously, all Americans knew every policy Republicans stood for and every policy Democrats stood for, they would overwhelmingly vote Republican. Now if I were to add conservative in there, I think they would vote conservative before Republican. So what is the Democrats plan for our country? We know the healthcare, abortion, pacifism, etc etc, in the current time, but what would our country look like with 100% democrat policy? Our founding fathers filled 85 Federalist Papers and a collection of Anti-Federalist Papers outlining what they wanted for our government. What would these papers look like if Pelosi wrote 85 papers about what our government should be? Or Obama? We never seem to get answers out of these people, instead we get feelings.
"They accomplished a revolution which has no parallel in the annals of
human society. They reared the fabrics of governments which have no
model on the face of the globe."
I just thought I would put that in here since it pretty much gave me the chills. :)
P.S. Aren't you glad the liberals around the country voted for the "humble" and "down to earth" candidate?
Obama: "I won. I'm the president."
Oh wait...
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke