PX4_Storm wrote:
I've never heard that our Representative form of government had anything to do with distance. Even in those days they could travel the 13 original colonies/states in a reasonable time.
I've always understood that through divided representative government, it would be harder for the 51% to tyrannize the 49%. Especially the way it was originally written where the Senators were elected by the States and not the people so they would vote what's best for the state as opposed to being at the whim of public opinion.
I could be wrong . . .
I found a few quotes about what our Founding Fathers thought of Democracy, though:
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I've always understood that through divided representative government, it would be harder for the 51% to tyrannize the 49%. Especially the way it was originally written where the Senators were elected by the States and not the people so they would vote what's best for the state as opposed to being at the whim of public opinion.
I could be wrong . . .
I found a few quotes about what our Founding Fathers thought of Democracy, though:
Quote:
John Quincy Adams - “The experience of all former ages had shown that of all human governments, democracy was the most unstable, fluctuating and short-lived.”
Noah Webster - “In democracy … there are commonly tumults and disorders … Therefore a pure democracy is generally a very bad government. It is often the most tyrannical government on earth.”
James Madison - “Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”
John Adams - “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
Noah Webster - “In democracy … there are commonly tumults and disorders … Therefore a pure democracy is generally a very bad government. It is often the most tyrannical government on earth.”
James Madison - “Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”
John Adams - “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
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The senators were actually "appointed" by the states, not necessarily elected. The 17th amendment was one of the worst things that ever happened to our system of government.
The reason we have a democratic republic was to try and create a timeless government by protecting our rights in order to avoid the tyranny of the majority, as James Madison put it... hence, the Bill of Rights.
...the right to keep and arm bears. :^b
